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United Fresh’s latest foodservice report highlights watermelon radishes, kiwifruit
The Winter 2020 issue of United Fresh’s Fresh Insights for Foodservice is now available. Sponsored by Produce Alliance, this quarterly report highli... continue reading »
B&G Foods acquires veggie tots, fries maker Farmwise
B&G Foods Inc. announced that effective today it has acquired Farmwise LLC, the creator of Veggie Fries, Veggie Tots and Veggie Rings. “We a... continue reading »
The Coastal Companies acquires Lancaster Foods in produce merger
The Coastal Companies has acquired of Lancaster Foods from Guest Services Inc., a hospitality management company based in Fairfax, Virginia. Lanca... continue reading »
Eat Smart’s rebranded salads make mom-focused list of 20 produce items to try in 2020
Eat Smart's new look and logo is resonating with consumer moms. The salad kits, which come in a variety of combinations, were among the items inclu... continue reading »
Logistics firm C.H. Robinson sued by group of growers
A group of growers is suing C.H. Robinson Worldwide Inc. — the parent company for logistics operations, produce sourcing operations and brands such ... continue reading »
Duravant acquires optical color and defect sorting equipment provider WECO
Duravant has reached an agreement to acquire Woodside Electronics (WECO), a manufacturer of optical color and defect sorting equipment. Along with ... continue reading »
BrightFarms opens 280,000-square foot farm in Pennsylvania
Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania-based BrightFarms, a supplier of locally grown salads for supermarkets, opened its largest greenhouse on Jan. 28. The new ... continue reading »
Volm acquires stake in palletizing company Solidtec
Volm Companies, an industry leader in packaging and equipment solutions to the fresh produce industry, has announced that its partner, Manter Internat... continue reading »
PSSI, Packers Chemical unifies under single brand, PSSI Chemical Innovations
PSSI, the largest contract sanitation provider across the USDA, FDA and CFIA food processing industries and its sister chemical company, Packers Chemi... continue reading »
Church Brothers Farms acquires Green Giant value-added veggie business
Church Brothers Farms acquired the Green Giant Fresh value-added vegetable business from Growers Express LLC. Details of the transaction were not disc... continue reading »
