Facility Operations
Misionero Vegetables launches new Garden Cuts salad kit line
Consumers are eating at home more often these days, but they’re not willing to give up the restaurant-style foods they’re accustomed to. Mis... continue reading »
I-9 Issues
In June 2009, the Department of Homeland Security’s 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 »
Abusing Temperatures
The importance of maintaining the correct temperature of fresh-cut products comes up at every meeting as one of the keys to quality. But the effects o... continue reading »
Consumer acceptance of GM crops increasing
The use of genetically modified organisms (GMO) is growing every year, despite vocal opponents of the technology. But GM crops have the potential to b... continue reading »
Sales increases at retail generally better than whole produce
Retail sales of fresh-cut fruit products rose slightly in 2008, as did the average retail price for value-added fruit. Fresh-cut vegetable dollar sale... continue reading »
Mexican processor expanding as market matures
In 2000, Fresh Cut magazine featured a two-year-old Mexican fresh-cut processor that was doing about $500,000 in sales. Eight years later – and 1... continue reading »
Davy Crockett Economics
I’ve spent an entire day following the economic crisis that is upon us.
General Motors’ stock hit a 55-year low, and F... continue reading »
New processor sets up shop in Arizona
In the early ‘90s, Henry Chavez saw a need for cooling operations in San Luis, Ariz., so he started Spindle Cooling and Warehousing. As that comp... continue reading »
