Baldor Specialty Foods hired industry veteran David McInerney as its new president. McInerney, former CEO and co-founder of FreshDirect, brings over 30 years of experience in food retailing, operations and supply chain innovation to Baldor. McInerney’s joining comes at a pivotal moment in Baldor’s growth, as it continues expanding its product offerings and geographies served.

Is there a perfect location for the headquarters or key distribution center of a produce company?

If there is, it might be the city of Pompano Beach, FL, a fast-growing community of about 115,000 people that is conveniently located in close proximity to two major interstate highways, three international airports as well as three large ports that offer direct access to shipping from Central and South America.

Brighter Bites has released its 2024 Annual Impact Report, which highlights its achievements, milestones and the transformative work it has done over the past year in changing health outcomes of communities across the country.
 

Stemilt is partnering with Day’s Century Growers, a family-owned pear grower and packer in British Columbia, to sublicense the new Hw624 pear, branded as Happi Pear, to offer locally grown Happi Pears to Canadian consumers. 

The Southeast Produce Council’s STEP-UPP Retail Class embarked on their spring tour last week, taking participants into the field and on plant tours to gain hands-on experience in how to partner with growers more effectively. STEP-UPP, which is an acronym for Southeast Training Education Program for Upcoming Produce Professionals, is SEPC’s flagship program giving retail and foodservice produce professionals a greater understanding of the industry through an emphasis on strategic orientation, personal leadership, and hands-on field experience. 

In the wake of cuts to federal food-safety programs, California leafy greens farmers are looking to assure consumers that mandatory, government-enforced food-safety practices are taking place on their farms every day.

The California Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement was featured in a segment of CBS Sunday Morning to demonstrate how California leafy greens farmers are proactively working to ensure the safety of their products.