2023-05-29
Fru-Veg Marketing is a top importer of fine produce from the best growers in Europe and Latin America. The company also co-owns NuBerry Farms along with Berry Bros., providing blueberries from 2,600 acres in Florida, Georgia, New Jersey, North Carolina and Michigan, along with packing facilities in Georgia, New Jersey and Michigan, so it’s truly vertically integrated and a year-round blueberry company.
2023-05-29
Things are somewhat calm around Nash Produce in May, which the company doesn’t consider a bad thing at all.
2023-05-29
Dole Food Co. Hawaii has launched a hands-on, behind-the-scenes agricultural tour of the original Dole pineapple farm on Oahu in Hawaii. For visitors and locals wanting an authentic, small-group, locally guided tour, it’s the only experience of its kind on Oahu.
2023-05-29
Hy-Vee launched Hy-Vee Healthy You, a new health and wellness subscription service designed by Hy-Vee dietitians to help individuals develop healthier lifestyles through personalized nutrition counseling, preventative health screenings and more. The subscription service is available across Hy-Vee’s eight-state region to individuals 18 and older.
2023-05-29
Flavor 1st Growers & Packers, which grows and packs more than 30 different varieties of produce from its Mills River, NC, location, has recently started harvesting in south Georgia, and is looking forward to a successful Georgia growing season.
2023-05-29
SpartanNash will salute military and disaster relief heroes through its annual SpartanNash Foundation in-store fundraiser, running through June 4. As part of the company's commitment to support heroes from the military and surrounding communities, this year's fundraiser will benefit Honor and Remember, Operation Homefront and Convoy of Hope.
2023-05-29
Trucco, the globally sourced and nationwide distributor of fresh produce, has announced the expansion of its distribution center located in Vineland, NJ. The company has received approval from city planners to add an additional 67,000 square feet to the building located at 2440 North Mill Road, where Trucco has been operating a sustainable, state-of-the-art facility for packing, storage, and distribution of its products, primarily kiwifruit, citrus and blueberries for the past five years.
2023-05-29
David McGurn of Performance Foodservice and his Congee with Brulee Berries and Quick Berry Pickles earned the People’s Choice Award for California Giant Berry Farms' 2023 Chef Invitational. The company also named four additional finalists for the competition:
2023-05-26
BuzzFeed Inc. launched “Botatouille,” an AI-powered culinary companion designed by Tasty to revolutionize the cooking, meal prep and shopping experience for Tasty's global community. In the Tasty app, users can have a real-time conversation with “Botatouille,” a chatbot, by asking cooking questions like: what recipes can I make with the ingredients in my fridge?; how long do you cook salmon?; and how do you clean cast iron?
2023-05-26
Russo Farms are growers, buyers and shippers of fresh produce, and have been in business for more than a century, with retailers being its primary customer base.
Its primary crops are cilantro, dill, parsley, green onions, kale, collards, Swiss chard, beets, radishes, bok choy, cabbages and Napa cabbage.
The company also owns and operates its own trucks for delivery, and ship via direct grower relationships in New Jersey, dealing in sweet corn, peppers, squash, cucumbers, pickles and hot peppers.
