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Jan Berk to be honored at 2019 Women in Produce Breakfast General Session

Jan Berk, COO, San Miguel Produce, Inc., will be the honoree and featured speaker of the Women in Produce Breakfast...

6 years ago 4 minute read

Kroger completes sale of Turkey Hill business to Peak Rock Capital affiliate

The Kroger Co. announced it has completed the sale of its Turkey Hill business to an affiliate of Peak Rock...

6 years ago 2 minute read

Food safety session outlines grim realities – more outbreaks, recalls, and seemingly indestructible pathogens

SAN ANTONIO —If you want to avoid a food safety disaster, forget the idea of “business as usual.” Martin Wiedmann...

6 years ago 3 minute read

United Fresh names 2019 Council Award Winners

WASHINGTON, D.C. (April 29, 2019) – New this year, United Fresh is pleased to announce the five individuals being honored...

6 years ago 2 minute read

Food safety is on everyone’s mind in Salinas

Food safety, two simple with words with a powerful punch. Last fall’s E. coli contamination in Salinas was a tragedy...

6 years ago 2 minute read

I Love Fruits and Veggies movement wins Quebec government support

The Quebec Produce Marketing Association is delighted to announce that it has received a grant of $400,000 from the Quebec...

6 years ago 4 minute read

Stemilt guides retailers with Fast Facts on Cherries ahead of large crop

WENATCHEE, Wash. – Every week that cherries are available during the summer months is a week that Stemilt Growers is...

6 years ago 3 minute read

USApple Awards Baltimore School with Apples4Ed Grant

PRESS RELEASE Baltimore, Md. (April 26, 2019)—The U.S. Apple Association (USApple) today awarded a $4,000 grant to Baltimore’s Robert W....

6 years ago 3 minute read

Salinas thrives organically

According to the 2017 Monterey County Crop Report, nearly 41,000 acres of the county were under organic cultivation generating a...

6 years ago 2 minute read

Jackson Farming Company acquires Wayne E. Bailey brands and sales team

PRESS RELEASE — Wayne E. Bailey Produce is closing its doors after 85 years of exceptional service and remarkable innovation...

6 years ago 2 minute read

PMA and United Fresh joint comment on LGMA revisions to ag-water standards

The United Fresh Produce Association and Produce Marketing Association commend the collective efforts of the California-based leafy greens industry to...

6 years ago 3 minute read

Getting to know consumers better at PBH

SCOTTSDALE, AZ – Younger generations may know may things that surprise us, especially in technology, but we should also be...

6 years ago 2 minute read

Viva Fresh kicks off with charity golf tournament

SAN ANTONIO, TX—The fifth annual golf outing for Viva Fresh hosted a record number of golfers and a new vision...

6 years ago 1 minute read

In Salinas, better growing through technology

Dennis Donohue, a former mayor of Salinas has been quoted as saying, “The Salinas Valley loves techies. The marriage of...

6 years ago 3 minute read

FDA updates Salmonella outbreak investigation, adds nearly 1,500 retail locations

In an effort to identify the source of the Salmonella Carrau tied to fresh-cut melon from Indianapolis-based Caito Foods, the...

6 years ago 1 minute read

United Fresh announces 2019 Produce Excellence in Foodservice winners

WASHINGTON, D.C. (April 24, 2019) – Eight of the country’s most innovative chefs and foodservice professionals representing an array of...

6 years ago 4 minute read

PBH lines up more retail Powerful Produce Pairings this year

SCOTTSDALE, AZ – The Produce for Better Health Foundation plans to run more retail partnerships with produce and other foods...

6 years ago 2 minute read

Albertsons Companies unveils new pledge to reduce plastic use in packaging

BOISE, Idaho, April 22, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Albertsons Companies today announced a broad plastic waste reduction pledge to advance...

6 years ago 5 minute read

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