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3M Food Safety offers kit for Listeria monocytogenes

3M Food Safety has introduced its 3M Molecular Detection Assay Listeria monocytogenes. This is the fourth test available for the company’s Mol... continue reading »


Redesigned Crunch Pak website goes live

Crunch Pak has redesigned its website for consumers with new recipes, product information and a store locator for its sliced apple products. The web... continue reading »


United begins survey for wholesalers, distributors

United Fresh has opened the Wholesaler-Distributor Operations Benchmarking Survey, designed to assist wholesalers and distributors in measuring the ... continue reading »


Four Seasons Produce wins sustainable business award

Four Seasons Produce has been named the 2013 Green Plus Sustainable Enterprise Award winner. The award recognizes Four Seasons Produce as a leader i... continue reading »


Aspirago software now available to food industry

Next generation software applications developed by Aspirago to help manage supplier food safety auditing and product quality testing data are now av... continue reading »


Scale interface now available for SIMBA system

Dynamic Systems, a software developer specializing in barcode data collection, has announced a scale interface for SIMBA Food & Produce Tracking... continue reading »


New White House revelation: president’s favorite food

Diners at the annual White House Kids’ State Dinner learned that President Barack Obama’s favorite food is broccoli. “We appreci... continue reading »


United praises new school snack standards

A new set of USDA standards called “Smart Snacks in School,” aimed at improving the nutritional quality of foods and beverages offered f... continue reading »


Companies plan special activities at PMA foodservice show

Three companies are each planning special events for the Produce Marketing Association (PMA) Foodservice Conference July 25-27 in Monterey, Calif. ... continue reading »


Produce sales, volume higher in first quarter of 2013

Fresh produce saw positive dollar and volume sales in the first quarter of 2013, a strong start to the year. Organic fruits and vegetables and value... continue reading »