Cold Chain/Logistics

FDA’s Activities to Enhance the Safety of Imported Produce

The FDA recently released its Activities to Enhance the Safety of Imported Produce, which provides an overview of the work underway to advance the saf... continue reading »

Grote celebrates 50 years in food processing

Grote Company, a manufacturer of food slicing and assembly equipment, is celebrating its 50th anniversary. Grote was founded in 1972 by Jim Grote to h... continue reading »

Crunch Kit Salads by BrightFarms now in Ahold, Kroger stores

BrightFarms' premium Crunch Kit Salads are now available across the Midwest and East Coast in Ahold and Kroger stores. Crunch Kit Salads are made w... continue reading »

Growers assess Hurricane Ian damage

Florida growers are surveying damage to crops and property, following Hurricane Ian’s deadly landfall. Ian’s winds and rains caused massive hum... continue reading »

Taylor Farms moves toward energy independence

Taylor Farms is completing the installation 2MW of solar power at its facility in San Juan Bautista, California, which will be combined with 6MW of fu... continue reading »

Online auction of processing equipment from Passport Foods

An October 6, 2022, online auction will feature equipment from Passport Foods' shuttered Ontario, California plant, including a 2020 spiral freezer an... continue reading »

Varcode and National Packaging Group partner on smart packaging for temperature-sensitive products

Varcode, developer of digital collection, recording, tracing and reporting solutions, and National Packaging Group (NPG), a domestic manufacturer of c... continue reading »

Florida lawmakers want investigation into fruit and vegetable imports from Mexico

Florida lawmakers asked the U.S. trade agency to investigate what they called a "flood" of fruit and vegetable imports from Mexico, saying it pose... continue reading »

McCain Foods acquires Scelta Products

McCain Foods has acquired Scelta Products, adding the Netherlands-based producer of frozen foods to its growing range of prepared vegetable appetizer ... continue reading »

Dole adds on-trend flavors in new Chopped! Salad Kit range

Dole Food Company Inc. is expanding its popular DOLE Chopped! Salad Kit line with three new flavors this fall that showcase the latest global and regi... continue reading »