Packaging

Package design and cold chain management go hand in hand

Fresh-cut produce is the fastest growing segment of the produce industry, and customers are looking for convenience, freshness, quality and safety whe... continue reading »

Potato supplier is invaluable to retail giant

As Tesco prepares to invade California with convenience stores, the company’s leading supplier of potato products is developing new strategies to... continue reading »

Top Trends for 2007

Another year, another E. coli scare? I certainly hope not, but would anyone be surprised if we face new food safety outbreaks? While our industry tri... continue reading »

A.M.S. Exotic adds value to specialty produce

After only two years in the retail market, A.M.S. Exotic has seen its fresh-cut Earth Exotics vegetables grow to about 60 percent of its business.
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A First Time for Everything

I enjoy “firsts.”

My first car was a 1987 Plymouth Sundance. I sold it to buy my first new truck.

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Fresh-cut processor grows sales in foodservice and retail

Jeff Twyman calls his entry into the produce industry a “strange sequence of events.”

A lawyer by trade, Twyman was mor... continue reading »

Food safety initiatives move forward on several fronts

California leafy greens have been under fire after recent E. coli outbreaks, and a number of food safety initiatives are moving forward to make produc... continue reading »