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FMI: Port strike, hurricane jeopardizes food supply chains
Oct 1, 2024 Arlington, VA – Today, FMI – The Food Industry Association BB #:162464 President and CEO Leslie G....
Family Tree Farms debuts healthy snack line
SEPTEMBER 2024 – Family Tree Farms BB #:169364 is excited to announce the creation of the Jack & Sun brand...
FDA officially launches Human Foods Program
The following is attributed to Robert M. Califf, M.D., FDA Commissioner, and Jim Jones, Deputy Commissioner for Human Foods and Michael Rogers, Associate Commissioner...
Oasis Date launches with former Wonderful, Sun World executives at the helm
YUMA, Ariz.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Oasis Date launches today, with significant scale and vertical integration through its 5,000+ farmed acres of organic Medjool...
USDA addresses East Coast and Gulf Coast port strikes
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1, 2024 – Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released the following statement in response to labor...
Center for Produce Safety prepares for leadership change
Woodland, Calif. October 1, 2024 – After 16 years as the staff lead for the Center for Produce Safety (CPS)...
Hurricane Helene crop update
Markon Cooperative BB #:123315 released this Hurricane Helene update September 30, 2024: Hurricane Helene made landfall in Florida Thursday night,...
Peruvian Hass avocados expected to rebound in 2025 to record volume
From the beginning of 2024 until the end of week 36 (September 8), Peru exported 23,509 containers of Hass avocado...
SL Produce launches new packaged vegetable brand
LOS MOCHIS, SINALOA, MEXICO – Mexican grower-exporter SL Produce BB #:385767 has announced the launch of Tenderland, a new packaged...
Sun World hires chief commercial officer, promotes licensing executives
Bakersfield, Calif. – Oct. 1, 2024 – Sun World International BB #:341274 is appointing Gerardo Lugo to the new role...
SEPC Cares offers help for Hurricane Helene affected
Millen, GA (October 10, 2024) – Due to the overwhelming need for disaster relief in the wake of Hurricane Helene,...
Sweetgreen expands to North Carolina
CHARLOTTE, N.C.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Today, Sweetgreen, the mission-driven restaurant brand connecting more people to real food, announced the opening of its first Carolina...
Equitable Food Initiative extends facilitation courses
WASHINGTON, September 27, 2024 – Equitable Food Initiative, the workforce development and certification organization that partners with growers, farmworkers, retailers...
Produce Distributors Association provides FSMA 204 guidance
Two experts on food safety and traceability dispelled myths and discussed the importance of having robust plans in place to...
Salad and Go welcomes new nonprofit Salad and Go Charities
DALLAS, Sept. 30, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Salad and Go — ?which is on a mission to make nutritious food accessible to everyone — is launching...
Chiquita unveils disease-resistant banana variety
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Sept. 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Chiquita, BB #:138475 in partnership with KeyGene, MusaRadix and Wageningen University and Research (WUR) is proud to announce...
The Produce Reporter Week in Review – September 27, 2024
We’re talking Hurricane Helene and potential crop impacts, Bananageddon and the looming port strike, convenience store fresh food trends, and...
Fresh Taste Produce mourns passing of CEO
HALTON HILLS, Ontario SEPTEMBER 27, 2024 — Fresh Taste Produce BB #:166464 announces the passing of our CEO, Sal Sarraino,...
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