GLOBALG.A.P. North America announced the publication of its U.S. national interpretation guideline for Integrated Farm Assurance v6 GFS for fruit and vegetables, providing U.S. producers, auditors and certification bodies with country-specific clarity for the globally recognized food safety and sustainability standard.

Church Brothers Farms has launched its Stack Pack, a new packaging format for Ready Leaf and Green Leaf fillets that redefines cleanliness, efficiency and yield in whole leaf lettuce.

Market Basket's board of directors said it fired two executives for insubordination, making false and derogatory remarks about the company and people associated with it, and inappropriate communications with colleagues. The termination of Joseph Schmidt, director of operations, and Thomas Gordon, grocery director, comes almost two months after the two men — along with CEO Arthur T. Demoulas and other employees — were placed on paid administrative leave May 28 while an investigation was conducted into the CEO’s conduct.

Feeding a nation is never easy. Our country’s food industry continues to face a challenging macroeconomic situation. Approximately 80 percent of both retailers and suppliers anticipate that trade policies and tariffs will continue to impact pricing and disrupt supply chains. Additionally, most expect operating costs to remain elevated. This — and much more — was revealed in FMI - The Food Industry Association’s signature research, The Food Retailing Industry Speaks 2025.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has imposed sanctions on three produce businesses for failing to meet contractual obligations to the sellers of produce they purchased and for failing to pay reparation awards issued under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act. These sanctions include suspending the businesses’ PACA licenses and barring the principal operators of the businesses from engaging in PACA-licensed business or other activities without approval from USDA.

The following businesses and individuals are currently restricted from operating in the produce industry: