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Performance Food Group adds three directors

RICHMOND, VA–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Performance Food Group Company, BB #:137847 today announced that the Board of Directors of PFG has appointed...

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Update: FDA says Salinas likely source of E. coli romaine outbreak

From the Food and Drug Administration November 26, 2019: FDA, CDC, and state health authorities are investigating an outbreak of...

5 years ago 5 minute read

CDC reports more cases in Hepatitis A outbreak linked to fresh blackberries

From the Food and Drug Administration November 26, 2019: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), along with the Centers...

5 years ago 2 minute read

Traffic can’t stop New York produce firms

When you think of New York area transport, the first word that’s likely to come to mind is congestion. If...

5 years ago 4 minute read

C&S Wholesale Grocers names Chief Human Resources Officer

C&S Wholesale Grocers BB #:137315 announced that Miriam Ort will become the next Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO), effective December...

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Michael Foster joins Sysco Corporation as Chief Information and Technology Officer

Sysco Corporation BB #:105962 announced that Michael Foster will join the company as chief information and technology officer, effective December...

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New York retailers cater to unique consumer demands

In May, Manhattanites got their first chance to experience an AmazonGo store, located in the busy Brookfield Place mall in...

5 years ago 3 minute read

LGMA: Farmers devastated by latest romaine outbreak, urge consumers to purchase products identified as safe

SACRAMENTO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Today’s announcement by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) of...

5 years ago 6 minute read

ITC confirms dumped Mexican tomatoes harms U.S. producers

The U.S. International Trade Commission found that dumped Mexican tomatoes threaten the U.S. tomato industry. The unanimous decision today follows...

5 years ago 2 minute read

FDA advises not to eat romaine from Salinas, CA

From the Food and Drug Administration November 22, 2019: “Today, we are providing an important update into our investigation of...

5 years ago 6 minute read

Boston merchants think local

Merchants on the New England Produce Center (NEPC) and the Boston Market Terminal (BMT), like most other wholesale markets, continue...

5 years ago 2 minute read

Only in New York

When I drive into New York City, I have the strange feeling of piercing a bubble. I’m not just entering...

5 years ago 5 minute read

Lineage announces acquisition of Emergent Cold

Lineage Logistics Holdings, LLC BB #:294667, the world’s largest and most innovative provider of temperature-controlled logistics solutions, today announced it has...

5 years ago 5 minute read

Prices rise as California grapes finish early

The California table grape crop is wrapping up earlier than last year with the Southern Hemisphere ready to supply buyers...

5 years ago 3 minute read

Chilean cherries’ influence rises

Cherries are the most prominent product of the season from Chile, and China continues to be the main purchaser. Jorge...

5 years ago 2 minute read

Ag labor bill takes another positive step

The agriculture labor bill moved one step closer to becoming law as the House Judiciary Committee passed it by a...

5 years ago 2 minute read

Donors step up to replace nearly 2 million pounds of produce lost to ammonia leak at Houston Food Bank

An ammonia leak led to the loss of nearly 2 million pounds of food, much of it fresh produce, intended...

5 years ago 2 minute read

USDA determines individual not responsibly connected to South Carolina violator

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has determined that Phillip L. Sandifer was not responsibly connected to Sandifer Farms LLC...

5 years ago 2 minute read

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