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Green Giant Fresh has completed its national network of fresh herb packing facilities. These locations extend the company's ability to deliver premium fresh herbs around the country from certified local and regional farms.
“These strategic locations mean better efficiencies and shorter lead times, adding to the products’ shelf life, retailer profits and consumer satisfaction,” Jamie Strachan, Green Giant Fresh chief executive...
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Today's Headlines
- Giant Eagle shuttering discount banner
- Rawl honors employees, customers at 90th anniversary celebration
- Picabo Street addresses Southern Roots luncheon
- FPAA dedicates salad bar to Ariz. school
- Roundy’s president to deliver keynote address at United Fresh 2015
- Potandon Produce launches a new organic line, new brand
- AFM joins collaboration behind FNV
- Honey Belles open New Zealand pear season
What's New
“As the largest greenhouse pepper company in North America, our family-owned, employee operated company has quietly grown its acreage and capacity in Coldwater, Michigan, since completing Phase II of the greenhouse operation this past summer,” said Paul Mastronardi, chief executive officer of Mastronardi Produce/Sunset, headquartered in Leamington, ON. “After...
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Red Sun Farms, headquartered in Leamington, ON, began shipping both conventional and organic grape and cluster tomatoes from its new Dublin, VA, greenhouse facility last September. Jim DiMenna, company president, told The Produce News that it has been an amazing opportunity, and that the organic line is enjoying huge acceptance and success.
“We fell right in...
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Braga Fresh Family Farms has hired Greg McAlister as its vice president of retail accounts. In his new position McAlister will be responsible for developing key customer relationships with a focus on continuing to expand distribution of the Josie’s Organics line of fresh organic vegetables into major...
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Close to 300 duffers churned up the Reunion Resort golf courses Feb. 26 for the Southeast Produce Council’s annual Tom Page Golf Classic at the Southern Exposure trades how and expo in Orlando, FL.
What did we learn? There’s a reason most of these folks are in the produce business.
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USDA proposes rule to allow avocado imports from all of Mexico
The U.S. Department of Agriculture proposed a new rule last week that would amend regulations “to allow the importation of fresh...
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Southern Roots luncheon
Luzette Gonzalez of Railex, Casey Kio of AMC Direct and Rachel Munoz of the National Mango Board.
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