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Asia Fruit Logistica moving from Hong Kong to Singapore

Asia Fruit Logistica, the continent’s leading fresh fruit and vegetable trade show, is moving to Singapore for its 2020 edition from its traditional... continue reading »

PMMI awards five scholarships to aspiring processing professionals

Five students received $4,000 scholarships from the 2019 Fall PMMI Scholarship in Memorial of Claude S. Breeden, Glenn Davis and Art Schaefer, a... continue reading »

United Fresh announces members of first produce safety mentorship program

United Fresh Produce Association has announced the Class One Fellows of its inaugural Produce Safety Immersion Program, sponsored by Renaissance Food ... continue reading »

New poll gauges public acceptance of lab-based foods

In lieu the recent trend of plant-based meats that look and taste like beef, a new poll recently was conducted to gauge public acceptance for laborato... continue reading »

Produce Marketing Association names Max Teplitski chief science officer

The Produce Marketing Association has announced the addition of Max Teplitski as chief science officer. [caption id="attachment_11379" align="align... continue reading »

US potato stocks down 4%, processing numbers continue increase

Potato stocks in the U.S. are down about 4% from this time last year, reported the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service Northwest Regiona... continue reading »

Processing equipment supplier Duravant adds new VP of business development

Duravant, a global engineered equipment and automation solutions provider to the food processing, packaging and material handling sectors, has announc... continue reading »

Apple Rush Company adds former Anheuser-Busch VP to advisory board

The Apple Rush Company has added Randy Ornstein, former vice president of Anheuser-Busch, to its official advisory board. Ornstein is a former 18-y... continue reading »

Farm Workforce Modernization Act passed, United Fresh issues support

The United Fresh Produce Association issued support of the passage of the bipartisan Farm Workforce Modernization Act approved by the House of Represe... continue reading »

ProducePay secures $190M to bring centralized marketplace to industry

ProducePay, a four-year old alternative financing, data and marketplace company serving the $300 billion fresh-produce market, has announced that it ... continue reading »