Facility Operations

20 Years and Counting
Twenty years doesn't seem that long for an industry, but for the fresh-cut produce industry it's been two decades of constant change, development and ... continue reading »

Squash Your Roach Problem
Few pests quicken the pulse or raise an eyebrow as much as cockroaches. These crawling insects have a way of instilling a sense of... continue reading »
Final Thoughts
The Global Conference on Produce Sustainability will wrap up soon, and following evening reception the attendees will head back to their respective pl... continue reading »
Fresh-Cut Research, Take 2
The food safety pavilion at United Fresh 2010 offered researchers the chance to talk about projects, and some had implications for processors.
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Super Sessions
The United Fresh Super Sessions - with four concurrent tracks for retail/foodservice, grower shipper, wholesaler/distributor and fresh-cut processing ... continue reading »
Two Nevada Schools Welcome Salad Bar Donations
Two Nye County, Nev., schools will receive salad bars donated by United Fresh Foundation, The Vollrath Co. and Cambro Manufacturing Co., at the clos... continue reading »
Misionero Vegetables launches new Garden Cuts salad kit line
Consumers are eating at home more often these days, but theyre not willing to give up the restaurant-style foods theyre accustomed to. Mis... continue reading »
I-9 Issues
In June 2009, the Department of Homeland Securitys Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency issued 650 I-9 audits, more than in all of 2... continue reading »
PACA for Processors
Jerr Brandel is tired of what he calls bait and switch tactics in the fresh-market produce industry, and he wants to see them stop. At the... continue reading »
Vegetable, fruit waste can produce electricity
Think about all the fruit and vegetable waste left behind during harvest, lying unused and unwanted in farm fields and processing plants. Not only doe... continue reading »