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Leadership transition to take place next month at Calavo Growers
A new leader will take the helm at Calavo Growers next month when B. John Lindeman succeeds Lee E. Cole as president and CEO of the California-based p... continue reading »
Snack company makes majority investment in Fresca Foods
Third-party snack manufacturer Cerealto has made a majority investment in Colorado-based Fresca Foods, a co-manufacturer of natural and organic snacks... continue reading »
B&G Foods to sell frozen, shelf-stable vegetable product lines in Canada
B&G Foods will sell its Green Giant and Le Sieur frozen and shelf-stable vegetable product lines in Canada to canned and frozen processor and mark... continue reading »
UK-based Produce Investments acquires sprout control company
U.K.-based agritech investment company Produce Investments has acquired fixed crop management and sprout control company Biofresh Safestore. Biofre... continue reading »
Fresh Del Monte Produce divests Mann Packing assets
Fresh Del Monte Produce is selling key assets from its Mann Packing business to Church Brothers Farms, a Salinas, California-based provider of value-a... continue reading »
Companies team up to extend shelf life of avocados
Global avocado company Westfalia Fruit is partnering with agritech company AgroSustain to extend the shelf life of avocados and combat supply chain wa... continue reading »
JBT Marel debuts new, compact juicer at show
Food processing solutions company JBT Marel unveiled its new citrus juicer Oct. 16 at the International Fresh Produce Association Global Produce and F... continue reading »
Robotics, AI shaping future of industry workforce
Agtech is branching beyond advanced combines and vertical hydroponics. Like many other industries, agriculture is embracing robotics and artificial in... continue reading »
Tapping into tree sap to preserve fresh produce
With consumer concern about artificial postharvest preservation solutions growing, pressure has increased to identify viable alternatives that make us... continue reading »
French fry processing facility now open in Argentina
Global frozen potato company Lamb Weston Holdings has opened a 430,000-square-foot french fry processing facility in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The p... continue reading »
