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Texas’ four-star Valley counties
Texas may be known across the globe for its oil wells, vast ranches, and NASA, but the Lone Star State...
Top 10 Blunders #5 – Treating All Customers Equally
Marketing lore tells us that the customer is king and always right. Such naive theories can lead to poor decision...
Mexican grape estimate shows sharp increase over 2018
TUBAC, AZ —The estimate is in earlier than usual this year, but if it holds, Mexican grape growers will export...
Kroger to sell Turkey Hill business
PRESS RELEASE The Kroger Co. and Peak Rock Capital, a leading middle-market private equity firm based in Austin, Texas, has announced...
Ups and downs of the Rio Grande Valley
It’s a good time to be Texas: since 2010, this has been the Lone Star State’s time to shine, as...
Top 10 Blunders #4 – Ignoring Forecasts
With the growth of technology in produce supply chains, there is a greater volume of data available and reports being...
Organic Produce Summit announces food waste session
PRESS RELEASE With global food loss and waste estimated to be between one-third and one-half of all food produced, its...
Quebec: Labor challenges improve
No discussion of the produce industry could be complete without mentioning labor. For Canadians, however, there seems to be good...
Top 10 Blunders #3 – Too Many or Too Few Suppliers
While strong supplier-customer relationship development is a laudable supply chain goal, it is not realistic at a large scale. Working...
Dirty Dozen, Clean Fifteen lists released
Saying nearly 70 percent of fresh fruits and vegetables sold in the U.S. contain pesticide residue, the Environmental Working Group...
Studies contradict “Dirty Dozen” unsafe implication
PRESS RELEASE Since 1995, an activist group has released a so-called “dirty dozen” produce list. However, peer reviewed studies show...
Avocado Export Growth: Peru
En español There was an estimated 8 million pounds of guacamole eaten on Super Bowl Sunday this year, and the...
Crecimiento de las exportaciones de aguacate: Perú
Se estima que se consumieron 8 millones de libras de guacamole en el die del Super Bowl el domingo de...
USDA cites Penny Tsigaris, d/b/a Manavi Produce, in New York for PACA violations
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has cited Penny Tsigaris, doing business as Manavi Produce (Tsigaris dba Manavi), Oceanside, NY,...
The New England Organic Produce Conference committee announces retailer roundtable participants
The New England Produce Council (NEPC) and the Organic Produce Network (OPN) announced the retailer participants for the roundtable session. ...
Quebec: Immigrants spur specialty demand
In produce, niches can have their rewards, and the ethnic communities and restaurants in Montreal are no exception. According to...
Top 10 Blunders #2 – Failing to Collaborate
The silo mentality extends beyond individual organizations A traditional us-versus-them mentality impedes supply chain coordination and its potential benefits. This...
Fresh Farms merges with Visalia Produce
PRESS RELEASE The Molina Family of Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico, is very excited to announce the merger of their two U.S....
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