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Fresh-Cut Foodservice
In Fresh Cut this month, we look at the foodservice industry and its relationship with fresh-cut. Foodservice and fresh-cut are natural partners.
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Company Serves Up Fresh-Cut Convenience
Phil and Frank Gilardi have the produce industry in their blood: Their grandfather ran a wholesale produce business in the early 1900s. The brothers h... continue reading »
Guidance Addresses Lettuce, Leafy Greens Safety Issues
The safety of the food supply is on the minds of the American public and the federal government. The food supply – and lettuce in particular ... continue reading »
On the ‘Merge’
The hot topic at IFPA Fresh-Cut Expo and the United Produce Show this past month was the merger of the two associations. The merger, approved by 98 pe... continue reading »
Fresh Focus: Packaging for Profit
There has been much debate this spring in Washington, D.C., as to whether national food safety labeling laws should become standard and pre-empt all s... continue reading »
California Processor Grows Forward with Fresh-Cut Apples
The staff at Farmington Fresh, Stockton, Calif., is always on the lookout for new opportunities in the produce industry. That’s how the company g... continue reading »
Fresh Focus: What’s for Dinner?
When I was growing up, my parents took us to a restaurant once in a while on Friday night for the fish fry or Sunday afternoon to the S&W cafeteria, a... continue reading »
ARS Looks at All Aspects of Fresh-Cut Produce
Conveniently packaged fresh-cut fruits and vegetables are showing up in more and more consumer markets. Ready-to-eat sliced apples, for exa... continue reading »
Strong Oxidizers Present Alternatives to Chlorine Washes
Chlorine is the most common sanitizer used in fresh-cut fruit and vegetable production. It is an effective sanitizer that has its advantages, but fres... continue reading »
‘New school’ produce guys grow sales at ‘old school’ company
Phil Riggio, CEO of Detroit-based Aunt Mid’s Produce Company, considers himself an “old school” produce man, so he’s letting some ... continue reading »
