Category: Facility Operations
Retail digitization company partners with NY grocery chain
A retail digitization company has partnered with an NY grocery chain to further expand its technology suite to the East Coast.
Del Monte Foods closing fruit processing facility, warehouses
Del Monte Foods is closing a fruit processing facility and two warehouses that store fruit products. Find out where and other details.
SC agribusinesses to share $200,000 in funding
A South Carolina banana grower and a tomato producer are among the 13 agribusiness entrepreneurs who will share $200,000 in funding.
Fresh Del Monte, IFPA partner to target supply chain waste
Learn how Fresh Del Monte Produce and the International Fresh Produce Association plan to tackle waste in the fresh produce supply chain.
New report offers industry operational insights
Learn what a PMMI report found that consumer packaged goods (CPGs) and industry suppliers view as their top priority
IFPA selects 20 produce manager award recipients
The International Fresh Produce Association has named 20 recipients of the 2025 Retail Produce Manager Awards. Find out who the winners are.
Merger creates new food packaging platform
MPE Partners has invested in a pair of merger companies to form a new packaging platform. Learn more about the new company.
Additional $1.3B in specialty crop funds available
A second round of MASC program payments will provide up to $1.3 billion to help specialty crop producers remain competitive
Mission Produce opening avocado packinghouse in Guatemala
Mission Produce, a leader in sourcing, producing and distributing fresh Hass avocados, is opening a packinghouse in Guatemala
Trump suggests plan for undocumented farmworkers to gain legal status
Donald Trump floated plan to allow undocumented agricultural workers who voluntarily leave the country to gain legal status upon re-entry.
Modern X-ray systems can multitask to ensure food safety
X-ray inspection equipment has moved beyond product safety into other areas of quality control for various product and packaging types.
Online water management platform gaining global traction
Launched in January, WaterManage4You is a new, free online tool that aims to help produce processors improve food safety in process water.
Microbial die-off: A complicated path to mitigate water contamination
April 7 is the first compliance date for the new provisions of the preharvest water rules under the FSMA’s Produce Safety Rule
Equitable Food Initiative streamlining certification process
Workforce development and certification organization Equitable Food Initiative (EFI) is streamlining its worker certification process.
FPS Food Process Solutions investing in US facilities
FPS Food Process Solutions has invested in a 140,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Saginaw, Michigan, to bolster its U.S. production
Legislation aims to buoy young growers’ access to farmland
Legislation introduced April 1 aims to address the future of farming by helping young farmers and ranchers access farmland.