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A look at Latin trade associations â Brazil, Guatemala, Ecuador
Brazil: Moving Forward What began as a private group of 24 pioneering growers in Brazil, who wanted to promote product...
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...
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...
Taylor Fresh Foods acquires Club Chef Kentucky assets
PRESS RELEASE: Taylor Fresh Foods BB #:193361Â is pleased to announce the purchase of substantially all assets of Club Chef BB...
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...
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...
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...
Let’s Beat Breast Cancer promotes plant-based diet among four prongs
WASHINGTON, DC–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Letâs Beat Breast Cancer. Thatâs the message nearly two dozen doctors, dietitians, and celebritiesâincluding Suzy Amis and...
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...
Associations help members face problems
Thereâs no shortage of challenges to deal with in the produce industryâfrom diseases and pests to political instability and climate...
IFCO names Jonathan Brooks Vice President, Retail Sales
PRESS RELEASE:Â Tampa, Florida, USA, September 30, 2020: IFCO BB #:160386, the worldâs leading operator of Reusable Plastic Containers (RPCs), announced...
Square Roots & Gordon Food Service open Michigan indoor farm
PRESS RELEASE: Wyoming, MI, September 30, 2019 –Â Gordon Food ServiceÂź BB #:100172, North Americaâs largest privately held and family-managed foodservice...
Leadership Coach Wendy McManus revamps group program, unveils new credentials
PRESS RELEASE: ORLANDO, Fla.âWendy McManus is deepening her commitment to her second act career as a leadership coach by elevating...
PBH expands member engagement with promotions
PRESS RELEASE September 30, 2019 â Produce for Better Health Foundation (PBH) BB #:157162 has promoted Sharese Roper to Member...
SXSW Chief Programming Officer, Hugh Forrest to Keynote BrandStormâąÂ 2020Â
PRESS RELEASE: WASHINGTON, D.C. (September 30, 2019) â Hugh Forrest, Chief Programming Officer of SXSW (South by Southwest), will deliver a keynote during BrandStormâąÂ 2020, on Tuesday, February 11 in Austin, TX. Forrest will speak on the storied...
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:...
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...
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....
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