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PBH takes on consumer emotions and fear
Produce for Better Health Foundation BB #:157162 was forced to cancel its annual Consumer Connection Conference, which was scheduled for...
USDA cites Texas company for failure to provide access to records
WASHINGTON, April 10, 2020 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has suspended the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) license...
NGA expands communications staff with food media veteran
Arlington, VA – The National Grocers Association BB #:163424, the trade association representing the independent supermarket industry, today announced that...
Pacific Organic adds to sales staff
San Francisco, CA – April 9, 2020 – Welcome Delilah Romo as Pacific Organic Produce’s BB #:285823 newest Commodity Sales...
Oppy trials Hazel Technologies with grapes
The premier grower, marketer and distributor of fresh produce successfully concluded a grape quality trial with Hazel Technologies With a...
Fox Solutions partners with Intec for U.S. distribution
MCALLEN, Texas (April 13, 2020) – Fox Solutions™, a manufacturer and distributor of state-of-the-art, custom packing equipment, has announced a...
Cherry producers see a positive future
Despite trade challenges, uncooperative weather, and finding enough workers to harvest a highly perishable crop, cherry industry professionals are secure...
Mushroom retail sales surge in March
Redwood Shores, CA (April 9, 2020) – Consumers’ purchases of mushrooms at retail continue to outpace overall produce sales increases,...
The Produce Reporter Week in Review – April 10, 2020
Greg and Pamela discuss the ongoing — and brewing — catastrophe in the fresh produce supply chain, thanks to the...
UPDATED: Freight broker TQL faces lawsuit, backlash after data breach
A lawsuit charges that Total Quality Logistics, LLC BB #:203922 Cincinnati, had a massive data breach that has allegedly harmed...
California strawberries enter uncertain market
Strawberry marketers face an unprecedented market as supplies transition from Florida and Mexico to California. Strawberries are one of the...
Superfresh Growers gives cherry orchard update
Yakima, WA- April 9, 2020 Bloom season has arrived in Central Washington, and bee activity is busy in the Superfresh...
Cherry growers find transportation, tariffs and trade tricky
Rising costs, for cherry growers, include shipping rates and tariffs. “Cherries require careful handling and are moved by air, so...
COVID-19 hits Florida growers hard
With foodservice demand drastically reduced and retail not able to make up the difference, many fruit and vegetable producers are...
As restaurants close, so goes lettuce and tomato demand
Lettuce and tomato volumes and prices dropped in the past few weeks as consumer demand cratered following the shutdown of...
Water and labor hold back cherry growers
In California, water is an eternally hot topic with a familiar refrain: farmers complain that in addition to droughts, when...
A view from inside the foodservice catastrophe
The economic damage to the foodservice sector continues during the COVID-19 pandemic. While many restaurants are closed, their suppliers work...
Ocean Mist launches Gold Standard artichoke promotion
PRESS RELEASE: CASTROVILLE, Calif. (April 8, 2020) – Ocean Mist Farms BB #:111742, the leading grower and marketer of fresh...
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