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Sterling-Rice Group tabbed to lead blueberry council foodservice work
The U.S. Highbush Blueberry Council has contracted with the Sterling-Rice Group to lead its integrated foodservice marketing and promotional activities for the council and the blueberry industry.
Dec 04, 2019 by Tom Karst
Director of trade policy hired by California Table Grape Commission
The Fresno, Calif.-based California Table Grape Commission has hired Jodi Devaurs as director of trade policy.
Dec 04, 2019 by Tom Karst
Bank of America finances growth for Little Leaf Farms
Devens, Mass.-based greenhouse grower Little Leaf Farms is entering expansion mode with the help of nearly $40 million from Bank of America.
Dec 03, 2019 by Tom Karst
USDA expands citrus quarantine in Texas
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is expanding the area quarantined for citrus greening in Texas,
Dec 03, 2019 by Tom Karst
UPDATED: Hepatitis A outbreak linked to blackberries count increases
(UPDATED, 5:15 p.m.) Case count increases again for hepatitis A outbreak potentially linked to blackberries
Dec 03, 2019 by Tom Karst
Report: Supermarkets can move beyond plastics
Smart supermarkets of the future can leave behind much of their reliance on single-use packaging, a new report from Greenpeace USA claims.
Dec 03, 2019 by Tom Karst
Sustainable packaging choices not always simple
The demand for sustainability in packaging is growing but the choices in pursuit of that goal aren’t necessarily easy.
Dec 03, 2019 by Tom Karst
Dole Food’s Goldfield assumes chair of PBH
Bil Goldfield of Dole Food Company is the new chairman of the board for the Produce for Better Health Foundation.
Dec 03, 2019 by Tom Karst
Cambridge Farms sees buyers, sellers as partners
Cambridge Farms works with potato growers throughout the East Coast region and works with markets for major growers in Maine.
Dec 03, 2019 by Tom Karst
Zespri’s New Zealand shipments of SunGold eclipse Zespri Green
The final 2019 shipments of Zespri’s New Zealand kiwifruit crop were heading to Asian markets in December, putting an exclamation point on a season that saw SunGold shipments exceed Zespri Green for the first time.
Dec 03, 2019 by Tom Karst