This year UNFI’s Holiday and Winter Selling Show brought together more than 5,300 attendees, including nearly 2,200 retail customer representatives and more than 900 supplier brands across the natural, organic, fresh, specialty and conventional grocery product categories.

Foodservice represents a large pool of business for Ben B. Schwartz & Sons, so the International Fresh Produce Association Foodservice Conference is an important event for the company to connect directly with existing and prospective customers in one place.

Van der Knaap Group announced that it is entering into a strategic partnership with Premier Tech. This partnership will enable both companies to offer their customers even more value by sharing their expertise and product portfolios, stimulating innovation and strengthening their global presence.

Honeybear Brands has released its 2024 Sustainability Report, marking four years of steady and measurable progress toward its ambitious environmental goals.

Wow, it’s hot outside. Temperatures are measured in three ways: air, ground and by satellite observation. Air measurements are the standard. The highest air temperature ever recorded on Earth is 134.1 °F in 1913 registered in Eastern California’s Death Valley.

Summer heat, especially in mid-July, can be quite uncomfortable for humans. The farm crops can feel the heat as well. Hot sunrays and heat stress can cause sunburn and sunscald damage to lettuce, broccoli, tomatoes, peppers, grapes and other crops.

An impressive panel of retailers and suppliers explored the value of branding organic produce, with a private or company label, at the recently concluded Organic Produce Summit in Monterey, CA, July 9-11.