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Desjardins and QPMA Investing in Fruit and Vegetable Industry’s Next Generation
PRESS RELEASE: Quebec City, August 10, 2019 – The Quebec Produce Marketing Association BB #:159622 is proud to announce the...
Salmonella find prompts Dole baby spinach recall
COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENT: Dole Fresh Vegetables, Inc. {BB #:114768}} is voluntarily recalling a limited number of cases of baby spinach. The...
Grape growers improve efficiency using technology
The biggest “technical” innovation for table grapes took place about two decades ago when growers started using V-shaped trellises. But...
E Foods plans to expand its tomato label
E Foods, Inc. BB #:141185 Orlando, FL, offers tomatoes in its label in the Puerto Rico market, but it plans...
Sakata Seed America names Robb Bertels Retail Category Manager
PRESS RELEASE: Sakata Seed America is pleased to announce Robb Bertels as the company’s new Retail Category Manager. With nearly...
Trade wars affect grape shippers as much as anyone
There can be no discussion of grape trade without mention of the dissolution of NAFTA and its replacement, the United...
Marco Rubio weighs in on tomato antidumping investigation
PRESS RELEASE: Miami, FL — U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) today released a statement in response to increasingly provocative comments...
FPAA issues response to Senator Rubio
PRESS RELEASE: Nogales, Ariz. (August 8, 2019) Apparently what is good for the goose is not good for the gander...
Produce needs your help for SXSW 2020
You might recall I spent some time hanging with the produce community at South by Southwest in my home town...
Pear growers revise crop estimate 8% higher
PRESS RELEASE: PORTLAND, Ore. – August 6, 2019 – Northwest pear growers have released their latest crop estimate for the 2019-20...
Changes in California grape acreage
Although the Golden State still dominates table grape production, acreage is down due to residential development and growers turning to...
Mexican Tomato Growers Offer New Proposal to Resolve Impasse on Suspension Agreement
PRESS RELEASE: MEXICO CITY, Aug. 5, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Associations representing nearly 100 percent of Mexican tomato growers today submitted a new...
H-E-B strengthens commitment to grow tech presence in San Antonio
Committed to growing its tech workforce in Texas, H-E-B BB #:106490 is announcing preliminary plans to construct a state-of-the-art tech center...
U.S. Department of Commerce’s Tomato Suspension Agreement Proposal Invites Antitrust Concern
PRESS RELEASE: Nogales, Ariz., Aug. 07, 2019 – The Tomato Suspension Agreement proposed by the U.S. Department of Commerce in...
IF&P and Get Fresh Produce launch FreshEdge
PRESS RELEASE: (BUSINESS WIRE)–IF&P Foods (Indianapolis, IN) and Get Fresh Produce (Bartlett, IL) announce the creation of a new company,...
Sunkist names director of category management
PRESS RELEASE: August 7, 2019, Valencia, CA – Every citrus variety has a story to tell, from the groves to...
Ahold Delhaize plans new Fresh Kitchen innovation center
Ten days with Stop & Shop on strike cost Netherlands-based Ahold Delhaize $345 million, but high performance in other areas...
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