Walmart has hired food safety veteran Sara Mortimore as its new vice president of global food safety compliance.

CERRITOS, Calif — Tom Stenzel wants to see produce sales increase, and he’s got three ideas to make that happen.

The National Mango Board, Orlando Fla., is seeking entries for the annual Mango Mania Display contest in June.

A produce director has a lot on his or her plate. The financials are foremost, of course.

On a recent whirlwind guided group tour of Italy’s most storied cities and historic villages, a rainbow of produce popped into my field of vision.

Pacific Trellis is again importing the Jam Grapes brand from Brazil, which is introduced in 2018.

Jan Berk, chief operating officer of San Miguel Produce, Oxnard, Calif., is the honoree and featured speaker at the United Fresh Produce Association’s Women in Produce event.

SAN ANTONIO — Martin Wiedmann, a professor of food safety at Cornell University, listed at a Viva Fresh education session ten mistakes he believes companies must avoid to prevent another situation like the recent string of outbreaks tied to romaine lettuce.

SAN ANTONIO — The Viva Fresh Expo wrapped up April 27, with conversations on the show floor going strong to the end of the event. Editor-in-chief Tom Karst and retail editor Ashley Nickle recap the expo in this edition of Packer Insight.

Walmart continues to grow its e-commerce offerings, with grocery pickup now available at 2,100 locations.