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OGVG executive director to retire
LEAMINGTON, ON – The Ontario Greenhouse Vegetable Growers (OGVG) today announces that our Executive Director/GM Joe Sbrocchi will be retiring...
Storage potatoes running out as summer red, yellow volume rises
Potato prices are rising as the remaining storage crop gets depleted. But summer red and yellow potato volume is rising...
The Produce Reporter Week in Review – July 22, 2022
The International Fresh Produce Association released its moonshot consumption goals this week. SNAP and fresh produce figure in a couple...
NJ distributor awarded $111MM government supply contract
U.S. Department of Defense, Defense Logistics Agency: Frank Gargiulo & Son, Hillside, NJ, BB #:132478 has been awarded a maximum...
At Frieda’s, this season’s most popular pepper has ‘hatched’
The arrival of Hatch Chile Peppers has Chile Heads Poppin’ with Anticipation Los Alamitos, CA – The famous, flavorful, limited-edition...
IFPA supports introduction of Healthy Meals, Healthy Kids Act
Newark, De. & Washington, D.C. – The International Fresh Produce Association BB #:378962 commends leadership of the House Committee on...
USDA increases funding for school meals, child and adult care meals
WASHINGTON, July 22, 2022 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced an increase in funding to help schools continue...
Green Life Farms hires new head grower at Babcock Farms
PUNTA GORDA, Fla. – Green Life Farms, the leading controlled-environment agriculture grower in the Southeast U.S., is pleased to share the...
Foodservice: Changing customer needs
All of the challenges over the past two years have led many foodservice customers to change their purchasing behaviors, upping...
AFF research shows importance of produce washing info
During focus groups conducted by the Alliance for Food and Farming (AFF), the importance of washing produce was a recurring...
USDA renews charter for National Organic Standards Board
The National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) plays a critical role in advising USDA on the implementation of the Organic Foods...
IFPA chairman previews foodservice conference
Washington D.C. and Newark, De. – Bruce Taylor, CEO of Taylor Farms and Chair of the International Fresh Produce Association...
NFTs come to the produce industry
ProduceIQ BB #:368175 now offers NFTs, with 100 percent of the sale proceeds going to support Brighter Bites BB #:371141....
Chipotle invests in robotics, plant-based protein
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., July 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Chipotle Mexican Grill today announced it is investing in Hyphen, a foodservice...
Taylor Fresh Foods shows progress after fire
Taylor Fresh Foods Inc. BB #:154001 is ahead of schedule on demolition and rebuilding the Salinas, CA, foodservice processing facility...
Publix Produce for Kids campaign donates 825,000 meals to food banks
Lakeland, FL – The Publix BB #:110909 Produce for Kids cause marketing campaign wrapped on June 28 with 13 produce...
Uber introduces new grocery delivery experience
Two years ago this month, we launched grocery delivery on Uber Eats. Since then, a lot’s changed! We’ve welcomed the...
Foodservice: How high will costs go?
A key concern in all the economy but especially foodservice is higher fuel prices, which has led delivery services, and...
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