fraud

Coastal Fresh Farms, Inc., Oxnard, CA reports that an unauthorized individual is impersonating its Accounting Representative.

Links include Windset at IFPA, Kroger’s job cuts, cold chain fraud, and prepared food gaps.

Blue Book CEO Kirk Soule joined the Fresh CrEd podcast, hosted by Ed Bertaud, at the IFPA Foodservice Conference in...

A shipper received a solicitation from an individual claiming to represent Coca-Cola, seeking to purchase a full truckload of avocados.

Don Hugo Produce reports that an unauthorized individual is impersonating its Accounting Representative, Deysi Hernandez, and the firm.

Global Perishable Services, LLC reports that an unauthorized individual is impersonating its General Partner and the firm.

The bill would strengthen enforcement tools to battle large-scale theft, fraud, and cargo theft targeting retail stores and supply chains.

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Mega Produce, LLC reports that an unauthorized individual is impersonating both the company and its sales representative, Justin Martinez.

Blue Book Services has been made aware of a suspicious buyer impersonation email currently circulating in the produce industry.

High-value commodities create urgency and thinner margins for error, increasing the likelihood that normal verification steps are skipped.

Blue Book’s 2026 Produce Fraud Forecast identifies five escalating threats — and introduces a new tool to stop the most...

A recent indictment shows great progress against growing fraud in the fresh produce industry, and we can hope this is just the...

A recently filed federal indictment underscores the growing importance of careful verification practices in produce trading.

Jason Canals of Spring Hill, FL, has been arrested and charged with eight counts of interstate transport of stolen property.

Coast to Coast Produce, LLC reports that an unauthorized individual is impersonating Director of Accounting & Operations, Kathy Palmieri.

Texas Roadhouse, Inc., reports that an unauthorized individual is impersonating Ken Jackson, and Texas Roadhouse.

A Northeast Blue Book member reports a fraudulent inquiry and purchase order from an individual impersonating Mivila Foods, of Paterson,...