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Food waste-to-agricultural products company hires new CEO
WISErg Corporation, a Washington State-based ag-tech company converting landfill-bound food waste into agricultural products, today announced the... continue reading »
McCain adding $80 million specialty potato processing line at New Brunswick facility
McCain Foods will invest $80 million toward the creation of a new Formed Potato Specialty production line at its existing Grand Falls, New Brunswick f... continue reading »
Mann Packing issues recall due to listeria risk
Salinas, California-based Mann Packing announced Nov. 1 the voluntary recall of a series of vegetable products sold to select retailers in the U.S. an... continue reading »
GMO labeling on produce studied
Consumers were more willing to buy unlabeled produce after being shown food tagged as “genetically modified” in a new Cornell study that comes two... continue reading »
Expert on young consumer eating habits to speak at FreshStart
Sharon Olson, co-founder and executive director of Y-Pulse, a food-focused youth marketing research firm dedicated to young consumer eating habits and... continue reading »
USDA, EPA, FDA announce partnership with Food Waste Reduction Alliance
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced O... continue reading »
Changes on horizon for United Fresh in 2020
Building off the successful new events introduced this past June at United Fresh 2019 Convention & Expo, United Fresh Produce Association is doubl... continue reading »
Key Technology promotes Leighty to VP of global sales
Daniel Leighty has been promoted to global vice president of sales at Key Technology. Leighty has been with Key for 12 years. In his new role, he i... continue reading »
United Fresh to honor former Del Monte exec with lifetime achievement award
The United Fresh Produce Association will present its Lifetime Achievement Award to Emanuel Lazopoulos, former Senior Vice President of Del Monte Fres... continue reading »
Equitable Food Initiative creates responsible labor scorecard
Equitable Food Initiative has released a free resource to the fresh produce industry to help grower-shippers identify and reduce risk in their foreign... continue reading »
