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A look at Latin trade associations – Brazil, Guatemala, Ecuador

Brazil: Moving Forward What began as a private group of 24 pioneering growers in Brazil, who wanted to promote product...

6 years ago 5 minute read

FDA issues statement on FSMA, the new Food Safety Dashboard

For Immediate Release:September 30, 2019   Statement From: Acting Commissioner of Food and Drugs – Food and Drug Administration Norman...

6 years ago 5 minute read

Love notes from Central Market

H-E-B’s Central Market BB #:106490 is celebrating its 25th anniversary, and the tributes are making me all sentimental, for a...

6 years ago 1 minute read

Taylor Fresh Foods acquires Club Chef Kentucky assets

PRESS RELEASE: Taylor Fresh Foods BB #:193361 is pleased to announce the purchase of substantially all assets of Club Chef BB...

6 years ago 2 minute read

Chilean blueberry exports expected to grow again this season

PRESS RELEASE SAN CARLOS, CA (October 1, 2019) Chilean fresh blueberry exports are expected to grow again during the 2019-2020...

6 years ago 2 minute read

Weis Markets announces purchase agreement to expand footprint In Northeast PA

Weis Markets BB #:104388 announced it has entered into an asset purchase agreement with T. C. D. Realty, Inc. to...

6 years ago 1 minute read

Performance Food Group Company receives request from FTC regarding proposed transaction with Reinhart Foodservice

Performance Food Group Company BB #:137847 announced that it has received a request for additional information from the Federal Trade...

6 years ago 2 minute read

Let’s Beat Breast Cancer promotes plant-based diet among four prongs

WASHINGTON, DC–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Let’s Beat Breast Cancer. That’s the message nearly two dozen doctors, dietitians, and celebrities—including Suzy Amis and...

6 years ago 3 minute read

Del Monte sends cure for the Sad Desk Lunch

I came across these new Better Break bowls by Del Monte BB #:111187 at the Southeast Produce Council’s Southern Innovations...

6 years ago 1 minute read

Associations help members face problems

There’s no shortage of challenges to deal with in the produce industry—from diseases and pests to political instability and climate...

6 years ago 2 minute read

IFCO names Jonathan Brooks Vice President, Retail Sales

PRESS RELEASE: Tampa, Florida, USA, September 30, 2020: IFCO BB #:160386, the world’s leading operator of Reusable Plastic Containers (RPCs), announced...

6 years ago 2 minute read

Square Roots & Gordon Food Service open Michigan indoor farm

PRESS RELEASE: Wyoming, MI, September 30, 2019 – Gordon Food ServiceÂź BB #:100172, North America’s largest privately held and family-managed foodservice...

6 years ago 6 minute read

Leadership Coach Wendy McManus revamps group program, unveils new credentials

PRESS RELEASE: ORLANDO, Fla.—Wendy McManus is deepening her commitment to her second act career as a leadership coach by elevating...

6 years ago 4 minute read

PBH expands member engagement with promotions

PRESS RELEASE September 30, 2019 – Produce for Better Health Foundation (PBH) BB #:157162 has promoted Sharese Roper to Member...

6 years ago 4 minute read

SXSW Chief Programming Officer, Hugh Forrest to Keynote BrandStormℱ 2020 

PRESS RELEASE: WASHINGTON, D.C. (September 30, 2019) – Hugh Forrest, Chief Programming Officer of SXSW (South by Southwest), will deliver a keynote during BrandStormℱ 2020, on Tuesday, February 11 in Austin, TX. Forrest will speak on the storied...

6 years ago 4 minute read

New York senator calls for USDA inquiry into fruit and vegetable prices

UPDATE 9/30/19: Tom Stenzel, president and CEO of the United Fresh Produce Association, Washington, DC, issued a statement in response:...

6 years ago 4 minute read

California Giant includes retail foodservice in 2020 Chef Invitational Competition

PRESS RELEASE: WATSONVILLE, Calif. (September 30, 2019) – California Giant Berry Farms BB #:121061 is chef-centric in planning their PMA...

6 years ago 4 minute read

Associations offer benefits beyond networking

In business, who you know can be as important as what you know, and the service or product being sold....

6 years ago 3 minute read

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