Food Safety
Food safety, convenience drive innovation in fresh-cut packaging
Packaging in fresh-cut produce can be as important as the product inside. The package not only acts as a preserving agent, often serving as a barrier ... continue reading »
Presidential Politics
The election cycle has been vicious getting to this point, but now that it’s over the produce industry has to move forward and work with a new ad... continue reading »
Hundreds sickened at two campuses, thousands of miles apart
Many college students rely on campus dining for a majority of their meals, but what does a university do when a disease is traveling through campus, a... continue reading »
Apple slices newest addition to Henderson’s Best Apples
When Allan Henderson began his entry into the world of fresh-cut apples slices in 2006, he found it a secretive place in which information was closely... continue reading »
The Best Risk Communication
Every food manufacturing company should have a risk communication plan that can be accessed quickly in the event a product sickens or kills customers.... continue reading »
Mann Packing introduces leafy green products to retail customers
Mann Packing Co.’s is almost synonymous with broccoli. That’s no surprise, as the Salinas, Calif.-based grower, shipper and processor is the... continue reading »
Public Relations
An immediate reporting and traceback system is essential to finding food-related disease outbreaks and ending them quickly. The ongoing tomato crisis ... continue reading »
Is Fresh-Cut Worth the Price
Don’t let the headline scare you or make you write nasty e-mails to Fresh Cut magazine or me. Yes, they definitely are worth the price. But becau... continue reading »
Las Vegas distributor and processor grows into modern, upscale plant
Step inside the new lobby of Las Vegas-based Get Fresh Sales Inc., and you might think you’ve stepped into a trendy club. A polished concrete flo... continue reading »
Fuel prices, regulations make shipping tough on processors
Rising diesel fuel prices are driving trucking companies out of business and raising rates with additional fuel surcharges. But the trucking and produ... continue reading »
