Driscoll forms new European berry company
Watsonville, CA-based Driscoll Strawberry Associates Inc. announced the formation of a new European berry company that will be the largest fresh berry company in Europe and the second-largest fresh berry company in the world next to Driscoll.
The new company joins Driscoll with two long-standing partners: KG Growers and Alconeras.
Appeals court rules in favor of Baldor
The tide has turned in the produce industry's Bronx turf battle.
On Nov. 9, a five-judge panel in the New York Supreme Court Appellate Division, First Judicial Department, reversed a May 15 decision in favor of the Hunts Point Terminal Produce Cooperative Association. Inc.
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Senate hearing focuses on speed of spinach contamination probe
WASHINGTON -- State and federal health officials said that the recent E. coli 0157:H7 outbreak tied to fresh spinach was a fine example of quick detective work and good coordination among agencies despite concerns raised at a Senate hearing about the speed in which the public was notified of the outbreak.
John W. McDonald, owner of Best West Trading, dies at 71
John W. McDonald, 71, died Oct. 29 at his home in Salinas, CA. Mr. McDonald was the sole proprietor of Best West Trading in Salinas for the past two decades.
Born in Hot Springs, AR, Mr. McDonald moved during World War II with his family to South San Francisco, CA, where his parents worked in the shipyards. Then the family moved to Salinas, and following graduation from Salinas High School in 1953, Mr. McDonald served in the U.S. Army.
Cameo growers ramping up production
Cameo apple growers will harvest more than 1.25 million boxes this year, making the Cameo variety a key part of the apple category.
"It is important to emphasize Cameo because it generates incremental category growth over the entire season, not just fall or spring," said Kevin Precht of the Cameo Apple Marketing Association, based in Wenatchee, WA.
Cantaloupe recall called precautionary by shipper
Timco Worldwide Inc. issued a recall Nov. 14 for nine pallets of Mexican- grown cantaloupes because of the potential of Salmonella contamination, though the company said it was a precautionary move as no illnesses have been reported.
Spinach issue explored again at WGA annual meeting
As the spinach crisis nears the two-month mark, retail sales continue to suffer and the produce industry continues to move ahead looking for the root cause of the original contamination and is trying to reduce the risk of something similar happening again.
Labor shortage moves CCM to consider harvest co-ops
VISALIA, CA -- The effect of immigration reform (or the lack thereof) on the labor needs of California citrus growers was among several key issues facing the industry that were addressed at the California Citrus Mutual 29th annual meeting, here, Thursday, Nov. 2.
Neighbors in the Strip honors Alan Siger and Consumers Produce
Alan Siger, president and chief executive officer of Consumers Produce, will be honored Nov. 14 at the second annual Legends of the Strip event hosted by the board of directors of Neighbors in the Strip.