2023-12-04
Cited for a being a pioneer in the organic farming world, Rod Braga, president and CEO of Braga Fresh, was named the 2023 Organic Grower Summit Grower of the Year at its show in Monterey, CA, Nov. 29-30.
2023-12-04
The U.S. Department of Agriculture, the Environmental Protection Agency and the Food and Drug Administration jointly published for public comment the Draft National Strategy for Reducing Food Loss and Waste and Recycling Organics. The strategy outlines targeted actions by USDA, EPA and FDA to prevent food loss and waste in order to mitigate the environmental repercussions of wasted food, including its impact on climate.
2023-12-04
Officials at D’Arrigo have an open invitation to attendees coming to the New York Produce Show: While attending the event, before or after, come visit their headquarters at the Hunts Point Market in The Bronx and get a much better feeling for what the company does and how it does it.
2023-12-04
The IFPA celebrated #GivingTuesday by reflecting on food donation partnerships with the Global Produce and Floral Show. At this year’s show, held in Anaheim, IFPA partnered with Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange County and Food Forward to rescue and distribute produce and floral and also worked with event partner, GES, to donate furniture and appliances used on the floor during the show.
2023-12-04
The scent of pine and the jingle of bells mean just one thing: Christmas is around the corner. With clever marketing, this can be a highly profitable season — particularly with a blooming digital marketplace. Rio Roses provided eight proven online marketing tips to make Christmas floral sales flourish.
2023-12-04
Sam's Club, a division of Walmart, will open two new distribution centers in early 2024 — one outside St. Louis and the other near Minneapolis. The announcement of these two new locations comes on the heels of recently shared plans to open a new distribution center in Oklahoma City and a new fulfillment center in Lithia Springs, GA, outside of Atlanta. The new facilities are part of a multi-year growth plan to transform the supply chain at Sam’s Club and evolve network and end-to-end capabilities.
2023-12-04
Nash Produce will once again be a major player at the upcoming New York Produce Show, as company president Thomas Joyner will be taking advantage of every opportunity that the show has to offer.
2023-12-04
The Fruit and Vegetable Growers of Canada and the Canadian Produce Marketing Association successfully concluded their annual joint advocacy event, Fall Harvest, which took place in Ottawa from Nov. 20 - 22.
2023-12-04
Fruit World, a fresh produce company with generations of history, welcomes the California Citrus season with fresh, bold new packaging.
2023-12-04
Spice World announced the appointment of Lisa B. Rosenberg as its new director of research and development. In this newly created role, Lisa will lead Spice World’s robust innovation program designed to deliver on consumers’ desires to elevate the way they eat with innovative, convenient and fresh flavor.
