Boskovich Farms featuring current foodservice packs at PMA expo
Boskovich Farms Inc. in Oxnard, CA, will be showcasing its current line of foodservice packs, including salad mixes, coleslaw mix, herbs, mixed vegetables and fresh cut apples, at the Produce Marketing Association Foodservice Conference & Exposition in Monterey, CA, July 20-22.
Food safety requires personal involvement at every level, says PMA science chief
MONTEREY, CA — Food-safety programs do not come one-size-fits-all and are "not something you can take off a shelf," because every company at every level of the produce supply chain has differences in its facilities and does some things different in its operations than every other company. Therefore, its "risk profile will be different," said Robert Whitaker, chief science and technology officer for the Produce Marketing Association.
Several pieces of pending legislation are of great concern to Grape & Tree Fruit League
FRESNO, CA — At both the state and federal level, there are issues and several pieces of legislation currently pending as of mid-July that are of great concern to the California Grape & Tree Fruit League, here.
At the state level, there are two bills currently moving through the legislature "that are of major concern to us," said Barry Bedwell, president of the league, July 13.
Colorful Harvest adds to Florida strawberry program
Colorful Harvest, a grower-shipper of a full line of berries, vegetables and melons based in Salinas, CA, announced the hiring of Jeremy Burris as its new vice president for sales and sourcing for its Florida division.
Mountain Fresh sweet corn deal could come early for Ringer & Son customers
COMMERCE CITY, CO — One of its hallmark products, sweet corn from the Olathe area of western Colorado, could well be reaching Ringer & Son customers early this season.
Company President Joshua Johnson is handling the corn deal for sister company Mountain Fresh LLC, a farming operation just outside the town of Delta on the state’s Western Slope.
Dan Reighn joins Foodlink Online
Los Gatos, CA-based Foodlink Online hired DAN REIGHN as director of national accounts in April.
LaBonne's Markets offering strong support of locally grown produce
WOODBURY, CT — Fresh produce from Connecticut was featured prominently at the LaBonne's Market store here in mid-July, and the retailer said that it will stay featured throughout the summer, much to the delight of the store's shoppers who look forward to enjoying produce from their home state.
PMA Foodservice Expo draws record attendance
MONTEREY, CA — The Produce Marketing Association's Foodservice Conference and Expo, held here July 20-21, was a robust success, according to Bryan Silbermann, president of the organization.
Record 100.8 million box California grape crop projected; possible vintage quality
FRESNO, CA — The California Table Grape Commission, here, in a commission meeting July 19, adopted an official estimate for the 2012 California grape crop of 100.8 million boxes, 19-pound equivalent, breaking the 100-million-box mark for the first time ever.
If the crop comes in and ships out as expected, it will, edge out the previous record in 2010 of 97.8 million boxes.
The 2008 and 2011 crops also approached but fell short of the 100-million-box mark, coming in at 97 million boxes and 96.9 million boxes respectively.
Foodservice programs fuel avocado demand
With nearly half of American food dollars spent in the foodservice arena, the California Avocado Commission has developed exceptional foodservice programs that feature fresh California avocados throughout the California season.
Highlights of the commission's foodservice promotions this year include programs with Baja Fresh, Chipotle (California), Denny's, El Pollo Loco, Ruby's Diner, Sizzler, Sodexo, Subway (Southern California), Which Wich and zpizza.