cold chain logistics
Duda Farm Fresh moves into new fresh-cut facility
Duda Farm Fresh Foods has been growing, packing and shipping celery for more than 80 years, but as the demands of retail customers changed, the compan... continue reading »
Fresh-cut processor helps drive growth of avocado market
For the last 10 years, one company was at the top of the A.C. Nielsen retail sales charts, but few people knew its name. Although the packaging was un... continue reading »
Georgia researcher perfecting fresh-sliced peaches
Fresh-cut sliced peaches, packaged in a clear plastic inverted cup, are about two years away from the convenience food market, if things come together... continue reading »
Family-owned shipper expands fresh-cut operations
When Scott Danner, chief operating officer for Kansas City, Kan.-based Liberty Fruit Co., told owner and CEO Arnold Caviar that he needed to expand th... continue reading »
Cruise line looks for solution to rotten produce problem
David Mizer doesn’t pull any punches, and he’s calling the produce industry “shy.”
Mizer is vice presiden... continue reading »
Sandstone Marketing targets value-added niche
When Milas Russell Jr., a melon grower in Arizona and California, looked at the fresh-cut industry in the early 1990s, he didn’t see it as a viab... continue reading »
Fresh whole product makes good fresh-cut, too
When fresh-cut processors develop a new product, a lot of research goes in to finding a fruit or vegetable that will handle the cutting process and de... continue reading »
Convenience drives fresh-cut produce packaged with carbs and proteins
The fresh-cut industry may have started with plain lettuce washed and bagged, but it’s grown into a multi-billion dollar industry that is increas... continue reading »
Sensory evaluation useful in marketing fresh-cut produce
Quality is the No. 1 factor when it comes to increasing American consumption of fruits and vegetables. Consumers who are disappointed with a product w... continue reading »
Known for Artichokes, Grower is Innovative in Leafy Greens, Too
Castroville, Calif., is called the Artichoke Capital of the World, so it’s only natural that the biggest name in artichokes, Ocean Mist Farms, wo... continue reading »
