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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...
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....
AgroFresh launches SmartCitrus platform
Philadelphia – AgroFresh Solutions, Inc., BB #:170948 a global leader in produce freshness solutions, today announced the global launch of...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
TomaTech to develop ToBRFV-resistant tomatoes
REHOVOT, Israel , May 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — TomaTech, Ltd., announces a major advancement in the fight against the Tomato...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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