Leafy Greens
Lettuce losses could cause shortage across US
Lettuce crop losses in California could affect availability and prices at Texas grocery stores and restaurants and highlights the fragility of the nation’s food supply chain, said Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service experts. Lettuce growers in central... more »
Mann Packing adds Veggie Sides, Better Crunch Lettuce to its lineup
Mann Packing Co. Inc. , a supplier of packaged vegetables, Broccolini baby broccoli and sugar snap peas in North America, recently acquired by Del Monte fresh Produce, announced Nov. 11 two new products to its existing... more »
Tim York selected as new CEO of California LGMA
Tim York has been named the new chief executive officer of the California Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement (LGMA). According to an LGMA news release, "York has been an influencial presence when it comes to advancing... more »
BrightFarms secures funding under majority ownership of Cox Enterprises
BrightFarms, an indoor farming company supplying U.S. grocery retailers with packaged salad greens, has secured more than $100 million in debt and new equity capital to support robust expansion plans. The Series E round of funding was led... more »
Signify’s LED lighting helps GoodLeaf Farms increase food production
GoodLeaf Community Farms in Canada selected Signify, a lighting company, to equip its new state-of-the-art farm with Philips Horticulture LED lighting and increase its food production, enhance flavor and improve nutritional value. According to a... more »
California leafy greens group responds to Canadian import restrictions
Last week, the leafy greens community received notice from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) of it plan to enforce unprecedented import restrictions on all romaine produced in the California counties of Santa Clara, Santa... more »
lef farms names Mariana Robles to its management team
Coming off a very eventful summer that resulted in expanding distribution by adding Stop & Shop stores throughout New England and supporting medical first-responders during the pandemic with donations of a quarter of a million... more »
Canada requirement: romaine from parts of California must be tested for E. coli
From 2016 to 2019, romaine lettuce from California was linked to outbreaks of E. coli illnesses in the U.S. and Canada. Food safety investigations by Canadian and U.S. authorities identified the Salinas Valley growing region as a... more »
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