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Produce for Better Health Foundation releases line-up for Consumer Connection conference
PRESS RELEASE March 15, 2019 – Produce for Better Health Foundation (PBH), a nonprofit organization whose mission is to improve...
Technology changes Quebec retail
Technological change—whether completely welcome or not—is coming to Quebec shopping. Walmart is investing in scan-and-go technology, betting that today’s customers,...
Apple growers visit Washington to talk trade, ag labor
PRESS RELEASE Washington, D.C. (March 13, 2019)—More than 90 apple growers from across the nation met March 13 in Washington,...
United Fresh to present five Council Awards
PRESS RELEASE WASHINGTON, D.C. (March 14, 2019) – New this year, United Fresh will honor five individuals for their outstanding...
Roadrunner Transportation Systems reports fourth quarter and full year 2018 operating results
Roadrunner Transportation Systems, Inc., a leading asset-right transportation and asset-light logistics service provider, has announced results for the fourth quarter and...
Limoneira Company announces first quarter fiscal year 2019 financial results
Limoneira Company, a diversified citrus packing, selling, and marketing company with related agribusiness activities and real estate development operations, has...
Covenant Transportation Group announced fourth quarter 2018 financial and operating results
Covenant Transportation Group, Inc., announced financial and operating results for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2018. Highlights for the quarter included...
Quebec retail responds to consumer demand
As is happening elsewhere in North America, foodservice in Quebec is reinventing itself as a category, with even the word...
SXSW: Health alone won’t increase consumption
AUSTIN, TX—It’s no secret that fresh produce checks all the boxes for health and wellness, but the problem is people’s...
USDA cites Paradise Produce LLC in Nevada for PACA violations
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has cited Paradise Produce LLC, Las Vegas, Nev., for failure to pay for produce....
Mastronardi Produce and John Paul DeJoria announce partnership to revolutionize fresh food availability
Mastronardi Produce®, the leading greenhouse company in North America, announced today that it has teamed up with John Paul DeJoria...
Jim Lemke, president of Robinson Fresh, retires from C.H. Robinson
PRESS RELEASE After nearly three decades of leadership, Jim Lemke, president of Robinson Fresh, a division of C.H. Robinson, announces...
Quebec: A model for produce consumption
Over 4 million people live in the Montreal metropolitan region (along with another 4 million in the rest of Quebec),...
Asking “Why?” as retail evolves
Remember pulling into a gas station when an attendant would pump your gas, check oil and tire pressure, and clean...
The food desert solution: fast, cheap…and fresh
AUSTIN, TX—Food deserts don’t happen because people don’t want to eat healthy food. “I think it’s a big misconception that...
Guatemalan Produce Trade Association continues growth
The Guatemalan Produce Trade Association (GPTA), comprised of the major importers and key players in the Guatemalan produce trade, is...
Apeel gets retail validation from Midwest chain
ORLANDO, FL – A Midwest retail chain tested Apeel’s plant-based coatings on its avocados and liked it enough to commit...
American employers harmed by decision to limit Mexican tomatoes
Up to 33,000 American jobs are threatened by a Department of Commerce decision that would have the double impact of...
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