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Like its wholesale scene, Canada’s supermarket sector remains ferociously competitive as independents, national chains, and big-box stores battle it out...

A recent study showed that fruit and vegetable consumption has fallen 30% in the last 30 years in Mexico. According...

Un estudio reciente mostró que el consumo de frutas y verduras ha disminuido un 30% en los últimos 30 años...

Albertsons Companies announced today that Vivek Sankaran, Chief Executive Officer, PepsiCo Foods North America, has been appointed President and Chief...

PRESS RELEASE Brentwood, MO – Most Americans know they should, and desperately want to, eat more fruits and vegetables; they...

PRESS RELEASE Yakima, WA- April 1, 2019 – February was National Snack Month, and Americans showed that apples and pears...

PRESS RELEASE WENATCHEE, Wash. – A late arriving spring has left many unknowns for retailers when it comes to the...

A Mexican farmer tractor blockade at the Pharr, Texas, border crossing has stopped shipments there, including fresh produce. “Avocados, broccoli,...

Over time, supplier networks expand to growers in other regions and countries, regulation becomes more cumbersome, and customer requirements become...

Regulatory challenges have the entire produce industry in flux and not only in Texas. But with the rapid growth in...

Although doing business in the Rio Grande Valley has some notable upsides, but there are also a few bumps in...

Montreal, March 27th, 2019 — In May 2018, Courchesne Larose took a minority shareholding position in JB Laverdure. Today, Mr....

“That’s the way we’ve always done it” and “that will never work” are two perspectives that will quickly render a...

While H-E-B and Walmart rule the roost throughout the Valley’s high-population areas, a handful of grocers have managed to find...

With the sheer number of trucks crossing the U.S.-Mexico border and inspections to slow them down, congestion and delays are...

Buena Park, CA-based Evergreen Fresh Farms Inc. has gone out of business, and on March 4 filed for Chapter 7...

March 28, 2019: Discussions today during a meeting of the California Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement (LGMA) continue to address required...

There is a dizzying array of technology available to help manage the fresh produce supply chain. Tools are available to...