NoKota Packers Inc., which is celebrating its 45th anniversary this year, is a full-service potato shed which stores, washes and ship potatoes throughout the United States and Canada.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture imposed sanctions on three 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.

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

Duda Farm Fresh Foods announced recent changes to key positions in its sales and marketing team, including the promotion of Jeff Goodale to senior vice president, strategy and business development and the hiring of Alan Ediger as vice president of sales.

Every day a surprise comes into the produce view. Did you know peppers are botanically classified as a fruit? That’s because they contain tiny seeds that grow from the flower of the pepper plant.

BrightFarms opened its new greenhouse hub in Yorkville, IL, a city within the Chicago metropolitan area. This is the first of three new regional greenhouse hubs opening for BrightFarms in 2024, tripling the company’s capacity to provide fresh, locally grown leafy greens to consumers across the eastern and central U.S.

Fresh Del Monte Produce N.A. Inc. unveile its On-the-Go Oats, a full line of breakfast meals with fresh-cut fruit that taps into the growing trend of overnight oats — a booming category that is projected to grow to $17.8 million in the U.S by 2030, at a compound annual growth rate of nearly 4.4 percent.