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Foodservice inflation may be worse than it looks
As the foodservice industry tries to recover from lockdowns, restrictions, and consumer hesitancy, it’s plowing into inflation headwinds that may...
Cybersecurity: Rising incidences
Though cybercrime isn’t always in the news, it’s a significant problem and getting worse. “These attacks are happening more than...
Fruit World looks to an organic future
As Fruit World Company, Inc. BB #:187196 Reedley, CA, celebrates its fifth anniversary, its founders can see their original business...
Inside IFPA’s Fresh Field Catalyst program
The applications have been reviewed and the winners have been chosen and the International Fresh Produce Association’s BB #:378962 Fresh...
OPS 2022 announces second CEA educational session
Monterey, CA — The burgeoning growth of controlled environment agriculture (CEA) and how growers and consumers view this emerging segment...
Green Life Farms hires GM of Babcock Ranch farm
LAKE WORTH, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Green Life Farms, the leading controlled-environment agriculture grower in the Southeast U.S., is pleased to announce the...
Fresh Express celebrates National Salad Month
ORLANDO, Fla., May 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Fresh Express BB #:115030, the brand leader in value added salads, is celebrating...
Data shows how lockdowns devastated restaurants in Canada
TORONTO, May 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — The impact of the pandemic has hit the Canadian Restaurant industry hard and with...
Report shows consumer confidence sinks, cost-cutting grocery strategies
May 05, 2022 PITTSBURGH–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Nearly 75% of consumers have less confidence to spend today as inflation hits a 40-year high...
South Texas Onion Committee seeks new members
The South Texas Onion Committee (STOC) is currently seeking producer and handler nominees for Districts 1 (Coastal Bend + Rio...
Cybersecurity: Ransom attacks
The second and third paths of cybercrime attacks noted by Greg Gatzke, president of ZAG Technical Services, Inc., a San...
USDA to conduct vote on South Texas Onion Marketing Order
Date May 03, 2022 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced that it will conduct another referendum among...
Research shows blueberries have cognitive benefits
FOLSOM, Calif. – A new research study published in Nutrients finds that blueberries have cognitive benefits. More specifically, the equivalent...
Avocado prices to ease later this year, report forecasts
So far in 2022, avocados have been as popular in the U.S. as ever, despite several supply problems. RaboResearch released...
Calavo Growers CFO leaves company
SANTA PAULA, Calif., May 03, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Calavo Growers, Inc. BB #:113203, a global avocado-industry leader and provider...
Mission Produce hires president and COO
OXNARD, Calif., May 03, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Mission Produce, Inc. BB #:118126, the world leader in sourcing, producing, and...
AppHarvest Q1 report shows record sales, expansion plans
MOREHEAD, Ky., May 03, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — AppHarvest, Inc., a leading AgTech company, public benefit corporation and Certified B...
Dole looks to astrology for salad inspiration in May
CHARLOTTE, N.C., May 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Beyond ingredient variety, nutritional value, taste and ease of preparation, Dole Food Company,...
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