Running evaporator fan motors 24/7 for 365 days a year results in a huge energy bill. That’s why SGS Produce is always looking for ways to reduce expenses.
The Produce Marketing Association outlines the various regulations of FSMA and how it will affect how business is conducted along the entire produce supply chain, from farm to fridge and freezer to fork.
Walmart US, Bentonville, Ark., partnered with IFCO Systems US, Tampa, Fla., to provide Walmart’s U.S. stores with a new generation of wood grain reusable plastic containers (RPCs) for wet and dry produce.
In support of the produce industry’s efforts to drive demand for more fresh produce, the Produce Marketing Association, Newark, Del., announced a strategic alliance with the Entertainment Resource & Marketing Association (ERMA), a Santa Monica, Calif.-based association of entertainment marketing professionals, to bring fresh produce center stage through television shows, movies and online entertainment.
J&J Family of Farms, Loxahatchee, Fla., and Thomas Produce Co., Boca Raton, Fla., entered into a strategic relationship that will combine their respective farm production to make available high-quality produce from approximately 14,000 acres of farmed land in the United States and Mexico.
Wholesale and custom fresh-cut produce company, 1st Quality Produce, Fresno, Calif., expanded into a new 35,000-square-foot remodeled facility, what is said to be the largest fresh-cut produce processing facility in California.
Field Fresh Foods, Inc., Gardena, Calif., acquired Superior Fresh Cuts, LLC, a Los Angeles-based fresh-cut produce processor serving Southern California foodservice distributors and industrial customers.
Urban Barns Foods Inc. signed a memorandum of understanding with Bamford Produce Company Ltd. for the purpose of establishing a collaborative business relationship between the two businesses.
