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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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:...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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