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Pacific Trellis Fruit names new marketing director
Pacific Trellis Fruit, a year-round importer, grower, marketer and owner of the Dulcinea Brand, has named Howard Nager its new director of marketing a... continue reading »
The future of the foodservice industries: Competition in nutrition
The food industry is worth 8% of GDP in the U.S., which equates to $1.77 trillion. According to U.S. Department of Agriculture data, 2010 was the fi... continue reading »
Natural Products Expo West slated for in-person in Anaheim in March
An industry event will gather the organic products industry in Anaheim, California the second week of March. Informa Markets’ Natural Products Ex... continue reading »
Tomra Food adds to leadership team
Tomra Food has strengthened its leadership team as part of a commitment to deliver even more effective sorting solutions and even more outstanding add... continue reading »
Soli Organic building 130,000-square foot farm in Washington
Soli Organic Inc., a large-scale, soil-based, certified-organic produce grower, recently announced it will build a new farm in Marysville, Washington... continue reading »
PSSI creates award to honor late executive Amy Lowe
Food safety and contract sanitation provider PSSI has established an awards program in honor of former executive Amy Lowe, who died in a plane crash i... continue reading »
Port of Oakland getting ‘pop-up’ loading site to help ease ag export backup
On Jan. 31, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced plans to increase capacity at the Port of Oakland in Oakland, California and improve service f... continue reading »
US organic produce sales top $9 billion in 2021
Organic fresh produce grew sales by 5.5% in 2021, topping $9 billion for the first time, and outpacing conventionally grown produce in year-over-year ... continue reading »
Contaminated leafy greens turn purple, Purdue researchers say
Some might say you look a little green when you are sick. Leafy greens actually turn purple — although not obvious to the human eye, it can be seen ... continue reading »
Duncan Family Farms acquires Pedersen Farms
Duncan Family Farms has acquired Pedersen Farms, a grower of certified organic vegetables and grain in upstate New York. Duncan Family Farms is a fam... continue reading »
