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USDA cites Huxtable’s Kitchen Inc. in California for PACA violations

As part of its efforts to enforce the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) and ensure fair trading practices within the...

6 years ago 3 minute read

USDA files action against Versa Marketing Inc. in California for alleged PACA violations

As part of its efforts to enforce the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) and ensure fair trading practices within the...

6 years ago 2 minute read

Litehouse names Kelly Prior company President and CEO

Litehouse, Inc. BB #:171389, a 100% employee-owned company and the No. 1 Refrigerated Salad Dressing (RSD) brand in the U.S,...

6 years ago 3 minute read

Allen Lund Co. Promotes New Director of Business Intelligence and Analytics

PRESS RELEASE: The Allen Lund Company BB #:107465 is pleased to announce the promotion of Michael Patrick to the Director...

6 years ago 2 minute read

Midwest trucking: Past the ELD hump

In 2018, the trucking industry faced a major disruption from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s mandate to install electronic logging...

6 years ago 3 minute read

Advice on starting a produce business

“The key thing is to know the business, have relationships, and work hard,” advises Steve Church who, with his brother,...

6 years ago 3 minute read

Not all of agriculture supports labor bill

United Fresh members were among the 250 agriculture and labor groups who endorsed the ag labor bill that was introduced...

6 years ago 3 minute read

Surprise: kids want more control in restaurants

Sure, kids want tasty, satisfying meals when eating out, just like their parents, but what they really want is control....

6 years ago 2 minute read

A passing age for terminals in the Midwest

The age of terminal markets appears to be passing as direct sourcing continues to increase. “I’ve watched Pittsburgh dwindle down...

6 years ago 2 minute read

Starting your own produce business

In a country populated from its beginning through today by people willing to take a risk, the spirit of entrepreneurialism...

6 years ago 4 minute read

November crucial to ag labor bill’s success

The produce industry ought to know fairly soon if the proposed agriculture labor bill will find success in Congress. The...

6 years ago 2 minute read

USDA restricts PACA violators in Florida, Michigan and Texas

As part of its efforts to enforce the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) and ensure fair trading practices within the...

6 years ago 3 minute read

Mann Packing recalls nearly 100 SKUs due to listeria

PRESS RELEASE: SALINAS, Calif.–Mann Packing Co., Inc. BB #:114946 announced today the voluntary recall of a series of vegetable products...

6 years ago 2 minute read

LA & SF Specialty Produce rebrands to Vesta Foodservice

PRESS RELEASE: Effective November 4, 2019, we are excited to announce that we are changing our company name to: Vesta...

6 years ago 2 minute read

Produce Alliance to sponsor United Fresh foodservice report

PRESS RELEASE: WASHINGTON, D.C. (November 4, 2019) – Produce Alliance BB #:159218, a company specializing in providing fresh produce procurement...

6 years ago 4 minute read

Wonderful takes seedless lemons nationwide

Los Angeles (November 4, 2019) – Wonderful Seedless Lemons, a naturally seedless, Non-GMO Project Verified variety of lemon, is now...

6 years ago 5 minute read

New watercress variety makes US debut

NEW YORK CITY, Oct. 28, 2019 — You might think a dark, leafy vegetable that is scientifically proven to do...

6 years ago 8 minute read

Agtools teams with Blue Book as preferred data content provider

PRESS RELEASE: IRVINE, CA – November 4, 2019 – AGTOOLS, the data analytic service for the produce industry, has entered...

6 years ago 3 minute read

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