Produce legend Sal Vacca retiring from A.J. Trucco
For 86-year-old Sal Vacca, the former owner of A.J. Trucco located on Hunts Point Terminal Market in the Bronx, NY, retiring from a company he has been so deeply involved with since it was formed in 1960 is tough. But he says he’s ready.
Ahold's Fresh Formats EVP resigns
Ahold USA has announced that Bhavdeep Singh, executive vice president of Fresh Formats, has made the decision to resign from the company.
PEI food-tampering reward raised to $500,000
The Prince Edward Island potato industry announced a $500,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the individual or individuals responsible for several cases of food tampering involving the deliberate insertion of metal objects into potatoes.
Michigan blueberry harvest kicks off with ceremonial first pick
The Michigan blueberry harvest is once again about to launch into full swing, and local growers are working long hours to ensure that the blueberries are picked, packed and available to consumers, retailers, restaurants and food manufacturers throughout the country.
Michigan continues to rank among the top states in highbush blueberry production with its growers expected to produce nearly 90 million pounds of blueberries in 2015 for fresh and frozen markets.
Muzzi Family Farms welcomes new members to its sales team
Muzzi Family Farms, headquartered in Salinas, CA, has added three new members to its sales team: Tom Cornwell, Lauren Martinez and Jill Lenz.
Pacific Sun prides itself on offering problem-solving services
For Ray Davis, owner of Pacific Sun Distributing Inc., based in Los Angeles, it’s all about “fixing things.”
The longtime distributor calls himself a “problem solver,” adding “we do it quite well. I have a solid staff that gets the job done.”
Stone: Ben B. eyes expansion
The air is electric at Ben B. Schwartz & Sons Inc. “Business has been fantastic,” said Nate Stone, chief operating officer. “It’s motivating. You think it’s going to wear you down. But it doesn’t.”
Bland to appeal Vidalia pack and ship date ruling ‘just as quick as we can get to the courthouse’
Vidalia onion grower Delbert Bland of Bland Farms LLC in Glennville, GA, told The Produce News July 7 he was surprised by a judge’s decision last week to side with Georgia Commissioner of Agriculture Gary Black on a mandatory pack and ship date for the official state vegetable and plans an immediate appeal to the Georgia Supreme Court.
Rain-starved Colorado awash in water
Dust Bowl rainmakers could not have done a finer job bringing on precipitation in rain-starved Colorado during this past spring. “We started in May with a rain cycle,” said Dick Wolfe, Colorado's state engineer. “Things really turned around.”
He said conditions during March were not as snowpacked as is typical for the Centennial State. “We were way behind,” Wolfe explained. “But May was a huge turnaround in what we saw.”
Church Bros. #ImperfectVeg program reduces food waste and water usage
Church Bros. is activating a new program to help reduce food waste and water usage; the company is calling its part of this emerging food trend #ImperfectVeg.