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Melissa’s Lent promotion features potato giveaway

Los Angeles, CA (March 2025) — Lent season is here and Melissa’s Produce BB #:111686 is excited to kick off...

1 month ago 2 minute read

IFPA releases white paper on fresh produce supply chain transformation

March 20, 2025 Washington, DC – The International Fresh Produce Association (IFPA) BB #:378962 has released its White Paper, “Supply...

1 month ago 4 minute read

Retail veteran joins climate-smart start-up Elevated Foods 

Retail veteran Paul Kneeland joined Elevated Foods earlier this year to help small and medium-sized growers sell to large buying...

1 month ago 3 minute read

Goldenberry Farms offers digital tools with this Sugar Mango season

March 18, 2025 MIAMI, FL — Weather conditions have helped to launch an earlier start to “miniature” (dwarf mangos) from the...

1 month ago 5 minute read

NoKota Packers to host open house to celebrate 45th anniversary

Buxton, ND (March 18, 2025) – NoKota Packers BB #:103146 invites the public to a ribbon-cutting and open house celebration...

1 month ago 3 minute read

Bako Sweet targets Easter sweet potato sales with displays

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (March 19, 2025) – Bako Sweet, BB #:207680 known for their premium sweet potatoes and eye-catching, themed merchandising,...

1 month ago 3 minute read

Bolthouse Fresh Foods named to Fast Company’s most innovative companies list

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (March 19, 2025) – Bolthouse Fresh Foods BB #:394665, one of North America’s largest growers and distributors of...

1 month ago 6 minute read

FarmboxRx launches social needs platform

March 18, 2025 BOSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–FarmboxRx, the leading food as engagement company that pioneered fresh fruits and vegetables as a covered...

1 month ago 4 minute read

Produce tariffs were briefly in place, and they cause headaches

President Trump’s tariff plan for a 25 percent charge on all imports from Mexico and Canada has been on then...

1 month ago 4 minute read

NABC announces results of board of directors election

FOLSOM, Calif., March 17, 2025 – The North American Blueberry Council (NABC) BB #:162393 today released the results of the...

1 month ago 2 minute read

Colombia to send record avocado volume to U.S. this spring-summer

Orlando, FL (March 18, 2025) – Colombia, the fourth largest exporter of Hass avocados to the U.S., is preparing to...

1 month ago 4 minute read

A Produce Blueprints Glimpse at 2025: Fraud on the Rise

Executives in all segments of fresh produce continue to grapple with changes in the industry, including more frequent extreme weather...

1 month ago 5 minute read

A Produce Blueprints Glimpse at 2025: Expanding Produce Access 

Executives in all segments of fresh produce continue to grapple with changes in the industry, including more frequent extreme weather...

1 month ago 4 minute read

A Produce Blueprints Glimpse at 2025: Marketing Trends

Executives in all segments of fresh produce continue to grapple with changes in the industry, including more frequent extreme weather...

2 months ago 6 minute read

USDA lifts PACA reparation sanctions on New Jersey produce business

WASHINGTON, July 12, 2022 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that Kay Lookash Produce BB #:282415 satisfied a...

2 months ago 2 minute read

USDA lifts PACA sanctions on Texas firm

WASHINGTON, May 9, 2022 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that Candymar Produce Inc. BB #:233665 satisfied a...

2 months ago 2 minute read

A Produce Blueprints Glimpse at 2025: Encouraging Consumption

Executives in all segments of fresh produce continue to grapple with changes in the industry, including more frequent extreme weather...

2 months ago 4 minute read

A Produce Blueprints Glimpse at 2025: Advanced Technology

Executives in all segments of fresh produce continue to grapple with changes in the industry, including more frequent extreme weather...

2 months ago 5 minute read

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