Wakefern Food Corp., one of the nation’s largest retailer-owned cooperatives with member companies that own and operate the supermarket banners ShopRite, Price Rite Marketplace, The Fresh Grocer, Gourmet Garage and Fairway Market, will host hiring fairs on Saturday, May 3.

Candidates looking for career opportunities and valuable experience in retail can attend the walk-up job fairs, which will take place from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at store locations throughout New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Delaware and Maryland. 

Though Moultrie GA-based Producers Marketing has been around a long time, it’s only in the last number of years that that Scott Hart took over as head of what was once a co-op of farmers and began implementing changes to ensure success for the present and future.

He’s lived up to his big ideas and Producers Marketing has seen vast improvements and growth to the packing shed and overall operations.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has imposed sanctions on four produce businesses for failing to meet contractual obligations to the sellers of produce they purchased and 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.

Setton Pistachio of Terra Bella Inc. announced the recipients of its first annual Drone Challenge contest. This initiative was launched as part of Setton’s commitment to fostering advanced education for students and to encourage the development of future technology leaders and innovators.

In 2025, the American Floral Endowment is recognizing 11 incredible anniversaries for its named funds and programs, ranging from five years to over 50 years of impact.