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October freeze may spike onion market
A freeze in the Northwest and Rocky Mountain area at the end of onion harvest may cause a price spike...
Oppy inspires recycling with new partnership
PRESS RELEASE Joining more than 175 brand owners and retailers that have added the How2Recycle® label program to their products,...
Envy apple ranks tops for flavor, crunch and appearance in test
PRESS RELEASE The Envy™ apple ranked No. 1 for flavor, texture, aroma and appearance, after being tested against category stalwarts...
Western Growers Board selects Dave Puglia as next President and CEO
The Western Growers BB #:144734 Board of Directors has unanimously selected Dave Puglia as the organization’s next President and Chief Executive...
Driscoll’s joins Ceres-WWF AgWater challenge
PRESS RELEASE WATSONVILLE, CA — Driscoll’s BB #:116044, the leading consumer brand in fresh berries, today announced its participation in...
US Foods announces resignation of Chief Supply Chain Officer
US Foods Holding Corp. BB #:134354 announced that Executive Vice President and Chief Supply Chain Officer Tim Connolly has resigned, effective...
USDA holds Nicholas Allen responsibly connected to Allens Inc., also known as Veg Liquidation Inc., for PACA violations
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has found Nicholas Allen responsibly connected to Allens Inc., Siloam Springs, Ark. Allens Inc.,...
DeltaTrak joins IBM Food Trust to improve traceability
PRESS RELEASE Pleasanton, CA, October 15th, 2019 — DeltaTrak BB #:162707 announced it has joined Food Trust, a blockchain-enabled global...
Hazel Technologies partners with WP Produce to extend avocado shelf life
PRESS RELEASE CHICAGO (October 16, 2019) – Hazel Technologies Inc., a company developing new, USDA-funded post-harvest technologies to extend shelf-life...
Bedford Industries’ TagBack initiative seeks to close sustainability gap in produce supply chain
PRESS RELEASE Worthington, MN (Oct. 16, 2019) – Each year, billions of produce items move from grower to retailer to...
PMA CGT to honor Frieda Rapoport Caplan as Women’s Catalyst Award winner
PRESS RELEASE Newark, Del. – Center for Growing Talent (CGT) will honor industry veteran, Dr. Frieda Rapoport Caplan, as the...
USDA restricts PACA violators in Florida and South Carolina
As part of its efforts to enforce the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) and ensure fair trading practices within the...
USDA lifts PACA reparation sanctions on a Texas produce business
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that Martinez Fresh Produce LLC BB #:280833 satisfied a reparation order issued under the...
USDA restricts PACA violators in California, Florida, Georgia, New Jersey and New York
As part of its efforts to enforce the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) and ensure fair trading practices within the...
Pacific Organic expands offerings ahead of Fresh Summit
PRESS RELEASE San Francisco, CA – Anaheim is coming up fast and here’s a sneak prevue of the exciting programs...
Aptean continues to expand its food ERP capabilities with acquisition of Linkfresh
Aptean, a global provider of mission-critical enterprise software solutions, announced today the acquisition of UK-based Linkfresh BB #:355614, a provider...
Maui family grows world record avocado
Hawaiian avocados have made news the past few years with some enormous fruit, and now a local family can claim...
Pacific Northwest sees supplier merger
Two Pacific Northwest produce companies have combined their groups. Caruso Produce, Inc., BB #:100737, Portland, OR, acquired the assets of...
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