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Viva Fresh Expo postponed, at least, due to coronavirus
Viva Fresh Expo 2020, scheduled for April 29-May 2 in San Antonio, will not go on as planned due to concerns of the spread of the coronavirus, it was ... continue reading »
United Fresh announces new officers, director
United Fresh Immediate Past Chair Cindy Jewell, SC Jewell, has announced the slate of new officers and directors nominated to serve on the United Fres... continue reading »
Quest Industrial wins robotics award from FANUC Japan
FANUC Japan has honored both Quest Industrial and ProMach with its 2019 Global Partner Sales Award. This award, which was presented in December at ... continue reading »
Expo West postponed due to coronavirus concerns
Natural Products Expo West, which was to get underway March 3 in Anaheim, California, has been postponed due to concerns over the coronavirus (COVID-1... continue reading »
BrightFarms expands distribution to Food Lion stores in Virginia
BrightFarms is expanding distribution in the Mid-Atlantic region with retail partner Ahold-Delhaize USA. The expansion will include over 330 Food Lion... continue reading »
South Australia aims to turn rejected potatoes into starch
The three-year project targets the 40% of potatoes rejected from supermarket shelves for being too ugly, with an injection of $1 million funding to fi... continue reading »
Passed bill would beef-up agriculture border inspections in US
New legislation sent to the president would beef-up agriculture inspectors across the country. The Protecting America’s Food & Agriculture Ac... continue reading »
Tropical Fruit Congress in Europe to focus on avocados
The 2020 Tropical Fruit Congress will focus on a rising star in Europe: the avocado. The event, to be held Sept. 8-10, during Macfrut in Remini, It... continue reading »
Cheribundi tart cherry juice moving processing to Peterson Farms in Michigan
Peterson Farms Inc. has announced that Cheribundi — one of nation’s largest producers of tart cherry juice — will now be processed at the Peters... continue reading »
China approves US fresh potatoes for chipping
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue and United States Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer announced Feb. 25 that China has taken numerous ac... continue reading »
