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Tropical produce importer Continental Fresh joins iTrade network
Continental Fresh is the latest produce provider to join the iTrade food traceability network. Continental Fresh specializes in tropical imports fro... continue reading »
AFFI study: Foodservice operators hungry for innovation in frozen foods
New research by Datassential shows frozen foods are an essential ingredient for the nation’s foodservice operators, with nearly ubiquitous use by o... continue reading »
Tropical Fruit Congress in Europe to focus on avocados
The 2020 Tropical Fruit Congress will focus on a rising star in Europe: the avocado. The event, to be held Sept. 8-10, during Macfrut in Remini, It... continue reading »
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 »
