In the midst of fluctuating consumer sentiment and a shifting retail landscape, the fresh produce department saw a “tale of two categories” in August. After mild growth in July, the first in many months, vegetable dollar and volume sales once again fell behind year-ago levels, while fruit had a very strong month, representing eight of […]
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Health Plus Desired Experience Key To Helping People Eat More Fruits And Veggies
Along with a wave of resolutions starting the new year will come a flood of health messages, “eat healthy with more fruits and vegetables” no doubt among them. Turns out those interested in helping consumers boost their fruit and vegetable intake might find greater success going beyond health. New research from Produce Marketing Association (PMA) conducted […]
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Group Including Big Y Foods Awards $110,000+ To 47 Farmers
The Harold Grinspoon Charitable Foundation, Big Y Foods in Springfield, Massachusetts, and two other organizations awarded 47 farmers from the Berkshires to the Pioneer Valley $2,500 each to make physical infrastructure improvements to their farms. The goal of the Local Farmer Awards is to strengthen farmers’ ability to compete in the marketplace. Along with the […]
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McCall Farms Providing Farm-Fresh Vegetables 170 Years Later
A family-owned cannery in Effingham, S.C., McCall Farms continues to provide farm-fresh canned vegetables, fruit and peanuts through its Margaret Holmes and Peanut Patch brands after more than 170 years in business. The history of McCall Farms dates back to 1838 when the family’s patriarch, James McCall, established a 2,000-acre farm. Through hard work, innovative […]
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Produce Exports to Mexico Expected to Rise
The Produce Marketing Association (PMA), the United Fresh Produce Association and the American Frozen Food Institute (AFFI) are among the groups applauding the proposed resolution of a two-year-long dispute over cross-border trucking services between the U.S. and Mexico.
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Half the plate should be fruits and vegetables
Organizations across the country quickly applauded the USDA’s efforts for a healthier America, especially in the produce arena since the new icon calls for half the plate to be filled with fruits and vegetables. “The new MyPlate and accompanying messaging is a tipping point in how Americans literally visualize what they should eat,” said Tom […]
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United Fresh announces its 2011 New Product Award finalists
A record 34 fresh fruit and vegetable innovations are up for the United Fresh Produce Association’s 2011 New Product Awards. This year’s finalists will compete in six categories for the title of Best New Products at United Fresh 2011, May 2-5, in New Orleans. Products will be on display in the United Fresh membership booth […]
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Spinach Warning from Fresh Express
Fresh Express said April 5 that it is voluntarily recalling 2,939 cases of 9-oz. bagged spinach, reports the Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal. The Salinas company said the recall is “out of an abundance of caution due to a positive result for salmonella from random sample testing.” The recalled product has product codes starting with […]
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US Wholesale Inflation Surged in February
According to a report on MSNBC.com, wholesale prices surged last month at their fastest pace in just over 1-1/2 years due to higher energy costs and the steepest rise in food prices in 36 years. Excluding those volatile categories, inflation was tame. The Labor Department said today that the Producer Price Index rose a seasonally […]
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Del Monte Shareholders Approve Buyout
Del Monte Foods Co. said Monday that shareholders approved the company’s buyout by private equity investors KKR, Vestar Capital Partners and Centerview Capital, reports the San Francisco Business Times. The deal, reached on last Thanksgiving Day, is expected to close this week. The buyout was approved by 99 percent of shareholders voting, with 149.8 million […]
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Fresh Del Monte Reports Q4 Loss
Bad weather continued to pound at Fresh Del Monte Produce bottom line, reports the South Florida Business Journal. The Coral Gables-based fruit and vegetable producer said it lost $9.6 million, or 16 cents a share, in the fourth quarter, down from a profit of $28.2 million, or 44 cents a share, in the same year-ago […]