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Chilean fruit exporters await two USDA decisions

WILMINGTON, DE -- Chile's orange and grapefruit growers have completed their paperwork. Now, to export these products to the United States, they are simply awaiting for a final approval from the U.S. Department of Agricutlure's Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service, according to Ron Bown, chairman and chief executive officer of the Chilean Exporters Associaiton in Santiago.

May Day boycott had minimal economic impact

Growers, packers and shippers of fresh produce, who in many cases rely heavily on immigrant labor, potentially could have been the most severely affected by the nationwide boycott planned for Monday, May 1.

Record number of retailers enter 2006 Potato Lover's Month Contest

EAGLE, ID -- It's no secret that creative displays in the retail environment move product. Need proof? For the 15th year in a row, the number of entrants in the Potato Lover's Month Retail Display Contest significantly increased.

Novazone boosting its presence in the food industry

BALTIMORE -- Novazone Inc., a provider of innovative ozone- based solutions to improve the freshness and safety of food and water, is looking to make its mark in produce as part of its plan to become strategically focused on the food industry. The company was on hand promoting its services at the International Fresh-cut Produce Association's Fresh Cut Expo 2006, here, April 26-29.

Indianapolis Fruit organic seminar deemed a success

An April 24-25 seminar on merchandising and handling organic produce "was everything we hoped it would be," said Mike Mascari, owner and president of Indianapolis Fruit Co. in Indianapolis.

The seminar attracted 240 people, many from a large section of the middle of the United States, and was deemed "a large success" by Mr. Mascari.

'Dateline' segment and merger dominate talk at IFPA meeting

BALTIMORE -- A record crowd attended the International Fresh-cut Produce Association's conference here April 26-29 to hear speakers discuss food safety, packaging innovations and other trends facing the fresh-cut industry.

Some 108 of the industry's top suppliers and nearly 1,500 attendees registered for the meeting, which was called the biggest audience ever for the Fresh Cut Expo.

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