Each year, billions of produce items move from grower to retailer to consumer. While each member of the supply chain makes a conscious effort to improve sustainable practices – from land use to packing efficiencies to food waste reduction – there is no uniform solution for reusing or recycling the small but essential produce tag or twist tie.

Living Greens Farm, one of the largest vertical, indoor aeroponic farms in the U.S. that provides year-round fresh salads, salad kits, microgreens and herbs, announced the addition of significant new retail distribution of its products in the upper Midwest.  

The Giumarra Cos. announced a new partnership with Santiago, Chile-based CarSol Group, a large grower and distributor of blueberries from Chile and Peru. The venture is a key part of the company’s ongoing initiative to increase its berry business and secure supplies with grower partners.

The 2020 pistachio harvest wrapped up just a few months ago with the industry’s largest crop in history totaling 1.05 billion pounds. Setton Pistachio of Terra Bella, the nation’s second-largest pistachio grower and processor, also celebrated a record-breaking season.

Jennifer Wagner Sanchez has joined Church Bros. Farms as director of marketing. She has more than 20 years of experience in the fresh produce industry in marketing, sales and category management roles.

Sanchez was most recently at Driscoll’s as director of retail sales and, previous to that, was vice president of marketing and category management at Green Giant Fresh.

Red Sun Farms, a vertically integrated high-tech greenhouse grower with locations in Canada, the United States and Mexico, is responding to customer demands for locally grown produce with unprecedented levels of investment in its facilities.