Cold Chain/Logistics

Foodservice 2020

Last year's Produce Marketing Association Foodservice Conference and Expo in Monterey, Calif., saw the announcement of Foodservice 2020, an ambitious ... continue reading »

Fresh-Cut Stone Fruit

Stone fruits are notoriously difficult to process for fresh-cut products, and there have been few commercially marketable fresh-cut stone fruit items ... continue reading »

PTI: Where We Are

The Produce Traceability Initiative adjusted its milestones this summer to that Milestones 4, 5 and 6 now have a target date of 2011. In addition, the... continue reading »

Salsa and Guacamole Increasingly Important Causes of Foodborne Disease

Nearly 1 out of every 25 restaurant-associated foodborne outbreaks with identified food sources between 1998 and 2008 can be traced back to contaminat... continue reading »

Sweet Like Candy

Sweet Like Candy: Sunset Kidz MiMi Candy Tomatoes are a hit with children It isn't common in the fresh-cut produce industry to compare fruits and vege... continue reading »

Traceability Timeline Tweaked

Traceability Timeline Tweaked: Milestones adjusted The Produce Traceability Initiative is still moving forward and the priorities haven't changed, mem... continue reading »

Succeeding in Niche Markets

Companies are always looking for underserved markets, and Del Monte Fresh is carving outs its own niche in fresh-cut convenience snacking. The company... continue reading »

Amvac to Release New Sprout Inhiibitor

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Innovative Microbial Kill Technology, Fresh-cut produce “made safe naturally”!

Consumers demand that fresh-cut processors provide produce which is safer and longer lasting while maintaining a consistent superior taste. Fresh Appe... continue reading »

Is It Time to Change the Paradigm?

Packaging What sets your fresh-cut products apart from your competition on the shelf? Is it time to be thinking about breaking out of th... continue reading »