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Del Monte ready-to-eat products affected by Jif peanut butter recall
MIAMI–(BUSINESS WIRE)–J.M. Smucker Co.’s voluntary recall of select Jif products in the United States has prompted Fresh Del Monte BB...
US Foods to host customer engagement events nationwide
ROSEMONT, Ill.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–US Foods Holding Corp. BB #:134354 announced today that the company will host a series of more than...
PBH Gap Analysis shows huge disparity in federal spending and the need to raise fruit and vegetable consumption
May 25, 2022 – Today the Produce For Better Health Foundation BB #:157162 released its latest comprehensive research assessment of...
Hollabaugh Bros. expands use of Hazel Tech products
CHICAGO, IL – Hazel Technologies, Inc. BB #:302595 developer of USDA-funded technologies to protect produce quality, announces a second-year collaboration...
Grow Farms Texas adds to sales staff
McAllen, TX. – Grow Farms Texas BB #:270436 is pleased to welcome Norma McClain to its sales and marketing team...
Bolthouse Farms acquires Evolution Fresh from Starbucks
SEATTLE–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) and Bolthouse Farms BB #:111358 today announced entry into a definitive agreement for Bolthouse Farms to...
The Dirty Dozen: Risks vs. Hazards
Behind the Dirty Dozen pesticide residue discussion is a much larger issue of risk- versus hazard-based assessments of food safety....
Litehouse launches new dips & spreads
SANDPOINT, Idaho – Litehouse Inc., BB #:171389 a 100% employee-owned company and the No. 1 Refrigerated Salad Dressing (RSD) brand...
Fruit World reports on early season stone fruit
REEDLEY, CA — Fruit World, BB #:187196 a family-owned, values-driven grower-shipper of organic and conventional fruit, has been harvesting and...
IFPA starts southern hemisphere commodity working groups
May 23, 2022 – Washington, D.C. and Newark, De – International Fresh Produce Association BB #:378962 is launching the Southern...
USDA cites Florida citrus firm for PACA violations
WASHINGTON, May. 24, 2022 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has imposed sanctions on G & K Citrus LLC,...
Grocery chains score well in reputation poll
NEW YORK, May 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Grocery stores are riding reputational highs two years after the start of COVID-19...
Driscoll’s releases new high-flavor strawberry brands
WATSONVILLE, Calif., May 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Berry lovers have a new reason to hit the produce aisle this summer....
GrubMarket expands further into AZ, TX through acquisition
SAN FRANCISCO, May 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — GrubMarket BB #:301166 today announced it has completed the acquisition of McAllen, Texas-based...
Soli Organic’s basil now widely available at Eastern retailers
ROCKINGHAM, Va., May 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Today, Soli Organic Inc.’s BB #:187801 brand-new line of USDA certified organic ‘Indolce’...
Produce joins beer and meat as top Memorial Day planned purchases
CHICAGO, May 24, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Numerator, a data and tech company serving the market research space, has released...
California health food chain nabs Kardashian investor
CALABASAS, Calif., May 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — HN Holding LLC, owner of Health Nut restaurants in Calabasas, Sherman Oaks, and...
Longtime leader of Chilean fruit industry retiring
The Board of Directors of the Chilean Fruit Exporters Association A.G. (ASOEX) BB #:156234 has announced that Mr. Ronald Bown...
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