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Limoneira continues to expect record revenue this year

SANTA PAULA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Limoneira Company BB #:168478, a diversified citrus packing, selling and marketing company with related agribusiness activities and...

6 years ago 6 minute read

Dole TV ad with IBM highlights food safety

A television commercial airing this month shows Dole Food Company’s BB #:124463 focus on food safety with its partnership with...

6 years ago 2 minute read

Is autonomous growing the future of greenhouses?

Although many people in Canada and elsewhere may not have heard of the International Autonomous Greenhouse Challenge, Cameron Newbigging of...

6 years ago 2 minute read

Technology means different things to retailers as grower-shippers

The best and worst thing about technology is that it never stops changing. While growers will focus in the next...

6 years ago 2 minute read

The Produce Reporter Week in Review: September 9, 2019

Is guilt the key to the food waste conundrum? Pamela and Greg talk about how consumers need to get over...

6 years ago 1 minute read

Terminal market model has solid future

Despite the growth of independent distribution centers run by the big grocery chains, Lindsey Day Farnsworth, PhD, is a postdoctoral...

6 years ago 3 minute read

Technology case study: customer analytics

With so many options available to consumers—from where to purchase and how to pay to meal preparation—customer analytics are crucial....

6 years ago 4 minute read

Rising volumes should cool off hot asparagus market

Imported asparagus prices should come down as volume from Peru and Mexico rises. F.o.b. prices have been as high as...

6 years ago 1 minute read

Technology Case Study: Data analysis

One word lies at the heart of practically every new technological development, both in and out of the produce industry:...

6 years ago 3 minute read

A buyer’s look at the Ontario Food Terminal

Long before dawn, buyers arrive to walk the farmers market and the wholesale area at the Ontario Food Terminal in...

6 years ago 3 minute read

Southeastern Grocers starts donation program for Hurricane Dorian recovery

JACKSONVILLE, FL–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Today, Southeastern Grocers, Inc. (SEG), parent company and home of BI-LO, Fresco y Más, Harveys Supermarket and...

6 years ago 4 minute read

DeltaTrak Launches new FlashLink Real-Time Prime 2G and 3G In-Transit Loggers

PRESS RELEASE: Pleasanton, Calif., Sept. 3, 2019 — DeltaTrak® will be launching two new FlashLink Real-Time Prime In-Transit Loggers at...

6 years ago 3 minute read

Not enough attention is paid to trucking

In perusing trade publications and attending regional and national trade shows, there seems to be no shortage of marketing issues...

6 years ago 1 minute read

Chilean Avocados Importers Association launches digital calendars

PRESS RELEASE: San Carlos California – Avocados are well known for being a staple in many American households, but now avocado...

6 years ago 2 minute read

Ontario Food Terminal’s future is a little more clear

With 5,000 buyers and an annual throughput of over 2 billion pounds of produce, the Ontario Food Terminal plays a...

6 years ago 2 minute read

Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue to keynote Washington Conference

PRESS RELEASE WASHINGTON, D.C. (September 3, 2019) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue will keynote the United Fresh BB...

6 years ago 3 minute read

Technology: Automation in the retail space and beyond

As the use of artificial intelligence (AI), robotics, data analysis, and other forms of technological innovation transforms every aspect of...

6 years ago 3 minute read

USDA Appoints new board members to the National Mango Board

PRESS RELEASE: Orlando, Fla. (August 30, 2019) – Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue has appointed six members to serve the National...

6 years ago 2 minute read

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