LEAD STORY
Produce Traceability Initiative Leadership Council members agree the increasing percentage of produce cases marked with PTI labels is a reassuring sign that momentum for PTI continues, supported by buyers who are preparing to receive labels later this year.
The Leadership Council, representing 32 companies in the produce industry, held its biannual meeting in mid-May in conjunction with the United Fresh 2013 convention in...
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Today's Headlines
- Retailers urged to put 'pop' in their stores
- Delhaize looks to sell Sweetbay, Harveys
- Bridge collapse will slow, not halt, agricultural movement
- Food culture trends bode well for produce industry
- Mango board preps for continued strong volume
- Bleak picture painted for improving importing process
- Freshway Foods introduces super food salads
- Giumarra will offer exclusive pear variety from New Zealand
Shuman Produce in Reidsville, GA, is giving away the ultimate grilling tool, its ‘RealSweet Sportula’ – a multi-use heavy duty spatula – in a spring promotion.
Here, Shuman spokesman The Fat Man, of Chef and The Fatman fame, shows off the sportula – and lets people know how to get their own.
This...
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What's New
Richard Cochran, president of Robt. T. Cochran & Co., told The Produce News that the company hired Guy Russo about three months ago.
“Guy is working in sales for us,” said Mr. Cochran. “He is an old-time fruit salesman who is a market veteran. He’s been in the business for several decades.”
The company occupies four and a half units at Hunts Point Terminal...
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“In the coming months, we plan to renovate our existing packaging room,” said Michael Layous, sales and marketing representative for The Garlic Co. headquartered in Bakersfield, CA. “We hope the upgrade will offer not only a more spacious working environment, but also enable us to handle a greater volume of output.”
The Garlic Co. is a leading manufacturer of...
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Idaho Falls, ID-based Kingston Cos., the parent company of Kingston and Associates Marketing, promoted BILL TANNER to senior vice president of finance.
Mr. Tanner first joined Kingston in 2000 as assistant controller and has nearly 20 years of accounting, auditing, tax and business advisory experience.
“At...
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Coldsnap, sluggish pollination will affect early Northwest cherry deal
The consensus among cherry growers in the Pacific Northwest is that the 2013 crop will fall within the 16-18 million box range. Gr...
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2013 United Fresh expo
Bhimu Patil of Texas A&M University with Jay Alley of Fresherized Foods.
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