Current issue
September/October 2024
Labor survey provides look at challenges facing processors
This year Produce Processing’s parent company, Great American Media Services (GAMS), conducted multiple labor surveys seeking input from fruit, vegetable and tree nut growers, as well as produce processors to learn more about the current labor climate.
No time to waste: Company scaling up food safety solution
The way Frank Yiannas sees it, there’s no time to waste.
Packaging sustainability push driving change, creating challenges
In recent years, there has been a shift in the types of packaging used by food manufacturers, emphasizing the importance of finding sustainable solutions.
Resources available to help recruit, retain employees
The shortage of labor, especially skilled workers, is a chronic lament in manufacturing. As technology and markets have evolved, the knowledge and qualities workers need to be successful have shifted.
TOMRA technology help cherry packer refine operations
Prima Frutta Packing is a family-owned business based in Linden, California, founded in 1991 by Tim Sambado to pack produce from orchards on and around the family’s ranch. It packs high-quality cherries using the latest packaging technologies to ship across the U.S., as well as to Asia and other regions.
