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United Fresh 2014 New Product Award finalists announced

United Fresh announced a record 40 fresh fruit and vegetable innovations as finalists for the United Fresh Produce Association’s 2014 New Produc... continue reading »

War on Food Waste: Processors, retailers and consumers can reduce fresh-cut loss

It’s the fresh-cut conundrum. When it comes to shrink and waste in fresh-cut produce, the industry is as much the answer as it is the problem. ... continue reading »

Fresh Ideas: Becoming wiser food stewards

Every family has a list of strongly discouraged behaviors. For my clan, the sin of wasting food was close to the top of the list. There are two logica... continue reading »

United Fresh announces nominations for board

A slate of new officers and directors of the United Fresh Produce Association is scheduled to begin serving effective at the organization’s boar... continue reading »

TOMRA to display new sorting system at Food Processing Expo

TOMRA Sorting Solutions will feature one of its latest advancements in sensor based optical sorting of diced and small fruits and vegetables at this y... continue reading »

United announces April Recall Ready Training Workshop in Seattle

A new Recall Ready Training Workshop is scheduled for April 9-10, United Fresh announced this week. Meeting facilities will be provided by Costco at t... continue reading »

United announces April Recall Ready Training Workshop in Seattle

A new Recall Ready Training Workshop is scheduled for April 9-10, United Fresh announced this week. Meeting facilities will be provided by&n... continue reading »

Groups comment on pair of FSMA import rules

The comment period expired Jan. 27 on the Foreign Supplier Verification Programs for Importers of Food for Humans and Animals, known in short as the f... continue reading »

Birko achieves ISO 9001 certification

Birko announced that it has achieved ISO 9001 certification for the quality management system implemented by its manufacturing operations in Hend... continue reading »

TOMRA to demonstrate two systems at Fruit Logistica

TOMRA Sorting Solutions will demonstrate two of its sensor-based systems at this year’s Fruit Logistica. The company will showcase its Field Po... continue reading »