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Charting the restaurant recovery

We all know the foodservice industry is doing better but not nearly back to normal levels. A new dataset from...

4 years ago 1 minute read

Asia Fruit Logistica cancels September event, looks to 2022

Asia’s premier fresh produce trade show cannot take place in September this year because international business travel remains severely limited....

4 years ago 3 minute read

AgroFresh launches SmartCitrus platform

Philadelphia – AgroFresh Solutions, Inc., BB #:170948 a global leader in produce freshness solutions, today announced the global launch of...

4 years ago 4 minute read

Fourth generation family member returns to Tanimura & Antle

SALINAS, CA – Salinas Valley legacy grower shipper, Tanimura & Antle, BB #:115075 announced today the return of fourth generation...

4 years ago 6 minute read

Performance Food Group adds VP of Diversity & Inclusion

RICHMOND, Va.- Performance Food Group Company (PFG) (NYSE: PFGC) BB #:137847 is pleased to announce that Claudia Mills, formerly with...

4 years ago 3 minute read

Bobalu Berry Farms connects with 10 o’clock Walk

For immediate release – May 11, 2021, Oxnard, CA – Bobalu Berry Farms BB #:354734 is celebrating the success of...

4 years ago 4 minute read

Russ Davis Wholesale makes leadership changes

Eagan, MN, May 07, 2021 –(PR.com)– Russ Davis Wholesale BB #:100699, today, announced the expansion of its leadership team with...

4 years ago 3 minute read

A broken seal and food safety concerns

Resting easy on the carrier’s dime Absolutes often sound good. For example, a company that states it has “a zero-tolerance...

4 years ago 7 minute read

TomaTech to develop ToBRFV-resistant tomatoes

REHOVOT, Israel , May 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — TomaTech, Ltd., announces a major advancement in the fight against the Tomato...

4 years ago 5 minute read

Oppy mourns passing of Cal Tribiano

Calvin Tribiano, a veteran Oppy BB #:116424 sales executive, passed away on May 6 following a brief illness. He was...

4 years ago 3 minute read

Brand advocates key to California Avocados marketing

IRVINE, Calif. – Bloggers, chefs, dietitians and other personalities have become valued communicators for the California avocado marketing program. They...

4 years ago 4 minute read

Why interoperable data will save time and money for ag

Last week we shared that the Produce Marketing Association BB #:153708 would join AgStack Foundation as a founding member, alongside...

4 years ago 4 minute read

High truck prices are here to stay

The cost to haul fresh produce keeps rising, and it likely won’t stop this year. The reasons are many, from...

4 years ago 3 minute read

Wonderful Pistachios sponsors champion boxer

LOS ANGELES – Wonderful Pistachios, BB #:355607 long-time supporter of championship boxer Jose Ramirez, is proud to sponsor him in...

4 years ago 6 minute read

FFVA praises Congress members letter to USTR urging trade relief for U.S. growers

May 6, 2021 — On Wednesday, a bipartisan letter was sent to U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai calling for the...

4 years ago 1 minute read

Twin Cities private equity merger sours as J&J, H. Brooks near bankruptcy

UPDATED: Two years after a private equity firm acquired two iconic Twin Cities’ fresh produce operations, bankruptcy appears imminent as...

4 years ago 3 minute read

The Produce Reporter Week in Review – May 7, 2021

Pamela and Greg discuss the bloodbath happening in the trucking and transportation market, the somewhat confusing and disappointing numbers coming...

4 years ago 1 minute read

Consumer trends for produce are changing permanently

Marketing fresh produce in 2021 is different than 2020 and 2019, and there’s no going back. During a Produce Marketing...

4 years ago 3 minute read

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