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Tailor Cut recalls fresh-cut fruit linked to salmonella

Tailor Cut Produce has recalled its fresh-cut Fruit Luau, a mix of honeydew, cantaloupe and pineapple, after the Food and Drug Administration linked it to a salmonella outbreak.

Dec 10, 2019 by Chris Koger #Produce (General), #Foodservice, #Honeydew, #Cantaloupe, #Pineapple, #Outbreak, #Salmonella, #Food safety, #Recall

Mushroom Blend growing fast for colleges

The mushroom and meat blend trend is taking firm hold at campus eateries.

Dec 04, 2019 by Tom Karst #Produce (General), #Foodservice, #Mushrooms, #Mushroom Marketing

Sysco gives Taylor Farms top produce supplier award

Sysco Corp. has awarded Taylor Farms, Salinas, Calif., with its top supplier award for fresh produce.

Nov 26, 2019 by Chris Koger #Produce (General), #Awards, #Foodservice

Overall Tour de Fresh salad bar contributions near $1 million

The 2019 Tour de Fresh broke fundraising records for the event, with more than $180,000 raised to purchase 51 salad bars.

Nov 19, 2019 by Chris Koger #Produce (General), #United Fresh, #PMA, #Foodservice, #People

Crystal Valley purchases specialty importer Joco produce

Crystal Valley Foods, Miami, is finalizing the purchase of Asian, tropical and specialty fruit and vegetable importer Joco Produce, Medley, Fla.

Nov 18, 2019 by Chris Koger #Produce (General), #Foodservice, #Specialties, #Florida, #Wholesalers

Federal produce contracts awarded to Texas, New Jersey firms

Federal supply contracts have been awarded to produce firms in Texas and New Jersey.

Nov 14, 2019 by Tom Karst #Produce (General), #Foodservice

US Foods names Lipman as produce supplier of the year

Foodservice distributors US Foods, Rosemont, Ill., has named Lipman Family Farms, Immokalee, Fla., as its 2019 Supplier of the Year for produce.

Nov 13, 2019 by Chris Koger #Produce (General), #Awards, #Foodservice, #Tomatoes

Fresh Summit: an educational platform for Arctic apples

Okanagan Specialty Fruits Inc., Summerland, British Columbia, used the Produce Marketing Association’s Fresh Summit to share the company’s latest developments.

Nov 13, 2019 by Chris Koger #Produce (General), #Fresh Summit, #Apples, #Foodservice, #Fresh Summit, #Fresh Summit

Should U.S.-grown produce come first?

Do U.S. buyers and consumers need to show more love and loyalty to U.S. produce?

Nov 11, 2019 by Tom Karst #Opinion, #Produce Retail, #Produce Crops, #Local, #Foodservice, #Wholesalers

Ben E. Keith Company breaks ground on New Mexico distribution center

Fort Worth, Texas-based Ben E. Keith Company on Nov. 7 held a groundbreaking ceremony for its new foodservice distribution center in Albuquerque, N.M.

Nov 08, 2019 by Tom Karst #Produce (General), #Foodservice