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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...

6 years ago 6 minute read

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,...

6 years ago 2 minute read

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,...

6 years ago 3 minute read

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...

6 years ago 2 minute read

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...

6 years ago 2 minute read

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...

6 years ago 2 minute read

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...

6 years ago 3 minute read

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...

6 years ago 3 minute read

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...

6 years ago 3 minute read

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....

6 years ago 2 minute read

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...

6 years ago 4 minute read

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...

6 years ago 2 minute read

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),...

6 years ago 2 minute read

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...

6 years ago 4 minute read

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...

6 years ago 3 minute read

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...

6 years ago 6 minute read

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...

6 years ago 1 minute read

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...

6 years ago 3 minute read

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