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Two industry veterans start company with new procurement experience
Salinas, CA (August 11, 2020) — Fresh produce industry veterans Doug Fisher and Joe Cimino — each with over 30...
Giumarra bridges the gap from farm to grocery with plane-delivered peaches
LOS ANGELES – The Giumarra Companies BB #:156835 recently completed a test flight shipment to deliver peaches grown in the...
United Fresh to host Retail-Foodservice Partner X-Change on United Fresh LIVE! 365
WASHINGTON, D.C. (August 10, 2020) – United Fresh BB #:145458 is bringing back its retail-foodservice speed dating sessions as part...
Sysco sells point-of-sale tech unit CAKE
TAMPA, Fla., Aug. 6, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Mad Mobile, Inc., a leading mobile platform for enterprise restaurants and retailers, today...
Superfresh Growers now harvesting cherries, blueberries, apples and pears
Yakima, WA- August 10, 2020 — August is a busy month in the Superfresh Growers BB #:113721 farms. We are...
USDA expands list of eligible items for CFAP, extends deadline
Washington, D.C., Aug. 11, 2020 – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced today that additional commodities are covered by...
Markon Crops Report: Fruit supplies nearing peaks
As one would expect, summer fruit season is in peak mode, and consumer demand is keeping many markets higher than...
Wegmans recalls citrus products due to Listeria risk
Wegmans Food Markets, Inc. BB #:104173 is recalling its four-pound bag of Valencia Oranges, two-pound bag of lemons, bulk lemons,...
Freshouse recalls potatoes and citrus due to Listeria risk
Freshouse II, LLC BB #:159675 of Salisbury, NC is recalling the following specific production lots, brands and weights of Valencia...
SEPC cancels September Southern Innovations
Millen, GA (August 9, 2020) – The SEPC BB #:191194 Executive Committee announced today that Southern Innovations, which was to...
Oppy now offers Italian-style prune plums
Oppy BB #:116424 is welcoming the late-summer season with its Blue Goose prune plum brand, which has enjoyed a loyal...
Progressive Produce recalls onions tied to outbreak
Company Announcement: Proogressive Produce LLC BB #:113613 is voluntarily recalling a very limited quantity of red and yellow onions as...
USDA cites California company for PACA violations
WASHINGTON, June 23, 2020 – As a part of its efforts to enforce the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) and...
USDA food box program revised to allow produce-only boxes
The United Fresh Produce Association sent out this member alert on August 7 This evening, USDA published an amendment to...
CFIA expands recall on onion products associated with Salmonella outbreak
Ottawa, August 7, 2020 – The food recall warning issued on August 1, 2020 has been updated to include additional...
FDA updates investigation of onions in Salmonella outbreak
August 7, 2020 — The FDA has initiated an investigation at Thomson International, Inc. to learn more about the potential...
Foodservice: An uncertain future
Even as states gradually reopen during the pandemic, there is plenty of uncertainty ahead. A big challenge this summer has...
Higher Brussels sprout volume finds strong demand
Brussels sprouts’ volume is up significantly from last year, but prices have shown no weakness. F.O.B.s have been higher than...
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