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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...

3 years ago 2 minute read

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...

3 years ago 3 minute read

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...

3 years ago 5 minute read

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...

3 years ago 5 minute read

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...

3 years ago 4 minute read

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...

3 years ago 3 minute read

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...

3 years ago 3 minute read

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...

3 years ago 2 minute read

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...

3 years ago 4 minute read

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...

3 years ago 2 minute read

Cybersecurity: Ransom attacks

The second and third paths of cybercrime attacks noted by Greg Gatzke, president of ZAG Technical Services, Inc., a San...

3 years ago 3 minute read

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...

3 years ago 2 minute read

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...

3 years ago 6 minute read

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...

3 years ago 2 minute read

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...

3 years ago 2 minute read

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...

3 years ago 4 minute read

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...

3 years ago 5 minute read

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,...

3 years ago 6 minute read

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