Cold Chain/Logistics
PTI developing responses to traceability report
Two pilot projects to improve methods of food traceability have been completed and available for examination and comment. The Institute of Food Tech... continue reading »
Spaces remain for postharvest short course
A limited number of spaces are left for the annual UC Davis Postharvest Technology Short Course, which will be held June 17-28. This course is a t... continue reading »
United Fresh announces slate of board, officer nominees
United Fresh has announced new officers and directors nominated to serve on the United Fresh Produce Association Board of Directors. The new chair... continue reading »
PMA names vice president of food safety, technology
Jim Gorny has been hired to fill the new position of vice president of food safety and technology for the Produce Marketing Association. In his ro... continue reading »
Produce industry groups seek FSMA comment period extension
A group of 89 international, national, state and regional fresh fruit and vegetable groups has requested an extension of the May 16 deadline on the ... continue reading »
High-Flying Foods
Kevin Westlye admits he was a holdout when it came to going with fresh-cut produce for his company’s airport Firewood Cafes and Firewood Grill... continue reading »
Transatlantic Growth
If you didn’t know what the Sormac company does, its name provides a clue.
“Sor” for sorting and “mac” for mach... continue reading »
Fresh Ideas: An Inconvenient Cliche
If I ran things, everyone would be required to work at least one retail job in their lives. That is the setting where the old cliché “t... continue reading »
United selects chefs as tops in produce
Six chefs and foodservice professionals representing an array of culinary styles and backgrounds will be honored this May as part of the United Fres... continue reading »
Packaging companies align to enhance product shelf life
An innovative technology for advancing the shelf life of packaged fresh produce will now be available from both Exopack and Kobusch following the si... continue reading »
