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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...
Food safety challenges in the Midwest
Midwest produce suppliers know the more you go into cut products, the greater concern for food safety. As Ron Carkoski,...
FDA, CDC investigated outbreak of E. coli possibly linked to romaine lettuce
FDA NOTICE (Oct. 31, 2019) Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is sharing news of a recent E. coli...
Rising labor costs hit Midwest firms hard
The U.S. unemployment rate as a whole was down to 3.5 percent in September, the lowest it has been in...
United Fresh, US Apple endorse Farm Workforce Modernization Act
PRESS RELEASE WASHINGTON, D.C. (October 30, 2019) – The United Fresh Produce Association BB #:145458 applauds the introduction of the...
BrandStorm Media Panel to Host National Food Dialogue
PRESS RELEASE: WASHINGTON, D.C. (October 31, 2019) – United Fresh BB #:145458 will host a food media dialogue, moderated by...
California Avocado Commission promotes Monica Arnett
PRESS RELEASE: IRVINE, Calif. (Oct. 31, 2019) –California Avocado Commission (CAC) BB #:145028 President Tom Bellamore announced the promotion of...
Annual FPAA convention to feature Power of Produce trends report
PRESS RELEASE Nogales, AZ — Anyone looking to have a handle on produce industry trends should make a point to...
Wawona Frozen Food voluntarily recalls frozen raspberries
Wawona Frozen Foods BB #:165373 is voluntarily recalling packages of frozen raspberries and frozen berry mixes containing raspberries sold at Aldi...
The Produce Reporter Week in Review – November 1, 2019
It’s time to talk bananas, Del Monte’s plans for retail in the U.S., Sprouts Farmers Market scaling back on store...
The impact of politics in the Midwest
Although the headlines change from day to day, political squabbles, particularly international ones, will probably be around for a while...
California projects 60 percent larger avocado crop for 2020
ANAHEIM, CA – California avocado growers project a big rebound in 2020. Jan DeLyser, vice president of marketing for the...
USDA files action against National Produce Sales Inc.
As part of its efforts to enforce the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) and ensure fair trading practices within the...
Midwest ethnic and independent retailers battle tough
In Chicago’s retail world, Rob Strube, president of Chicago’s Strube Celery & Vegetable Company, BB #:102030 says, “Pricing goes as...
Fresh Del Monte Produce reports solid third quarter
CORAL GABLES, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc. BB #:111187, today reported financial results for the third quarter ended...
Green Rabbit raises $31M in private equity for perishable food fulfillment
BRAINTREE, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Green Rabbit, the leading e-commerce cold chain logistics provider to the food industry, announced today that it...
Calavo Growers, Inc. President and Chief Executive Officer announces intention to retire
On October 24, 2019, Lecil E. Cole advised Calavo Growers, Inc. BB #:113203 of his intention to retire as Calavo’s...
Sage Fruit offers organic apples with Apeel coating
Beginning November 1, Sage Fruit Company, LLC, BB #:163180 Yakima, WA, will offer its organic apples with Apeel self-extending coating....
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