Flashfood has released its third annual Impact Report: The Future of Waste is Health at the 2025 ReFED Food Waste Solutions Summit. The report digs into the growing connection between food waste and the health and nutrition crisis, presenting the case that wasting less fresh food is one of the simplest and most scalable tools to address a pressing nutrition crisis.

Included alongside Flashfood’s company milestones and achievements in 2024, Flashfood released the results of its first-ever GHG assessment and original shopper insights on the health outcomes of Flashfood.

Splendid by Porvenir, a leading grower-shipper-importer of Mexican mangos, is on a mission to preserve the precious land on which its prized Jaguar mangos are grown, while also protecting the majestic but endangered species for which its mangos are named.

As a state-of-the-art facility located in Glassboro, NJ, in close proximity to the major Delaware ports, Eastern Propak is a leading hub for those on the East Coast, fulfilling a long list of services for its customers, including receiving, repacking, shipping, cold storage and more.

The company serves as a second-party co-packer for Jersey Fruit and is excited about the upcoming New Jersey peach season.

Fresh Solutions Network has new supporting data that serving potatoes at a barbecue checks several boxes.

According to the study by Talker Research published in June 2025, Americans planned to attend an average of five barbecues this summer and host four, while 66 percent agreed that summer grilling season is their favorite time of year.

Rudy Placencia has joined Fowler Packing Co. as vice president of sales. With over two decades of leadership experience in the agriculture industry and a distinguished background in military service, Placencia brings a strategic, people-first approach to leading high-performance sales organizations.

From farmers markets to bodegas, consumers will shop anywhere and everywhere to get the exact item they want. This has made life increasingly difficult — and uncertain — for traditional brick-and-mortar grocery stores. Rising prices and declining consumer confidence aren’t helping.