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Fresh-Cut Research, Take 2
The food safety pavilion at United Fresh 2010 offered researchers the chance to talk about projects, and some had implications for processors.
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Super Sessions
The United Fresh Super Sessions - with four concurrent tracks for retail/foodservice, grower shipper, wholesaler/distributor and fresh-cut processing ... continue reading »
Two Nevada Schools Welcome Salad Bar Donations
Two Nye County, Nev., schools will receive salad bars donated by United Fresh Foundation, The Vollrath Co. and Cambro Manufacturing Co., at the close ... continue reading »
Two Nevada Schools Welcome Salad Bar Donations
Two Nye County, Nev., schools will receive salad bars donated by United Fresh Foundation, The Vollrath Co. and Cambro Manufacturing Co., at the clos... continue reading »
Misionero Vegetables launches new Garden Cuts salad kit line
Consumers are eating at home more often these days, but they’re not willing to give up the restaurant-style foods they’re accustomed to. Mis... continue reading »
I-9 Issues
In June 2009, the Department of Homeland Security’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency issued 650 I-9 audits, more than in all of 2... continue reading »
PACA for Processors
Jerr Brandel is tired of what he calls “bait and switch” tactics in the fresh-market produce industry, and he wants to see them stop. At the... continue reading »
Data and Werewolves
A recent article in Wired Magazine described a new parlour game spreading through the tech community. Werewolf, a game similar to Mafia or Wink Murder... continue reading »
Cold Storage Facilities now Eligible for USDA Loans
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said that the Farm Storage Facility Loan program has been amended to allow producers to build cold storage facilitie... continue reading »
Yolo Farmers: Tomato Prices are Too Low
Yolo County tomato farmers might see a significant decline in the value of their crop this year, as negotiations with California's processors continue... continue reading »
