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Women in Produce annual award taking nominations

Women in Produce each year selects one individual to share her personal experience at a United Fresh event. This year is the 22nd anniversary of the event, which is held each year in conjunction with the United Fresh Convention & Expo. The... more

Tour de Fresh announces route, fundraiser beneficiaries

Tour de Fresh, presented by the California Giant Foundation, is excited to announce the new 2019 route for the sixth annual charity event funding salad bars in schools. The ride will take place this fall with the Pacific Ocean and coastal highways... more

Fox Solutions expands regional sales team

Leading equipment supplier Fox Solutions recently hired Thomas Summers as a new California based regional sales representative. Summers brings nearly 30 years of industry experience and an extensive background in packaging equipment sales, service... more

California Giant Berry Farms create store-finder webpage for consumers

California Giant Berry Farms recently added a new software tool within their website helping shoppers to find California Giant brand berries at nearby stores. The new product locator widget allows shoppers to simply enter their zip code on the c... more

Food leftovers put to good use by business partners

Up to 40 percent of crops grown in the United States never make it to market, but two North Carolina entrepreneurs are finding ways to create healthy foods out of what would otherwise be wasted. In August 2017, North Carolina State Poole College o... more

Cornell CALS helps New York growers adapt to weather change

In the autumn of 2018, unusually heavy rainfall – almost 8 inches above the norm – interfered with harvests. The year before, a late spring frost killed off most of the strawberry crop. And the year before that, farmers experienced the worst dr... more

Wholesum to expand organic artichokes program

Wholesum will be growing its Fair Trade certified program by introducing organically grown artichokes from Salinas, California with harvests starting at the end of April. The organic artichokes will be grown by a California-based partner farm, which ... more