North America news archive – Page 30
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IFPA welcomes Healthy Meals, Healthy Kids Act
A number of IFPA recommendations have been included in the Act, which will expand access to school meals and preserve the future of such programmes
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Extreme weather: fruit companies must ‘create resilience’
Peter Stedman, director of sustainability at Chiquita, considers the climate challenge in the context of wider sustainability efforts
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Fruitbox 84 · Matt Holland, TIVE
TIVE’s sales director for UK, Ireland and Nordic markets talks about the increasing connectivity and transparency of the supply chain
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Center for Produce Safety elects new leaders
Joe Pezzini elected as new CPS chair as it seeks to “fund science, find solutions and fuel change in fresh produce food safety”
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Industry-first carbon offset programme to launch
US-based ProducePay and ALLCOT introduce programme for fresh produce growers
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Westfalia expects strong summer avo supply to US
Group guarantees retailers a full supply of the “highest quality fruit possible” to meet shopper demand around National Avocado Day
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Oppy offers Oceanside Pole tomatoes
Fresh produce group is Increasing its roma tomato case-count by half a million from last season
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Fyffes launches Community Medical Brigades in Honduras
Multinational extends medical assistance to Honduran communities during melon off-season
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Driscoll’s to acquire Haygrove Africa
Purchase of sub-Saharan African blueberry supplier underlines importance of achieving year-round availability of blueberries
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Strong berry demand lifts Planasa’s 2021 sales
New berry varieties, strong demand for plants and investments in nursery operation boost company’s bottom line
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Port of LA sets June record
Executive director expects cargo volumes to “remain robust” during second half 2022
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Atacama makes progress on new inspection site for grape exports
The region is preparing for the go-ahead to export to US under the Systems Approach protocol
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Driscoll’s announces plastic challenge winners
Some 200 innovations and 14 finalists looked to provide a solution to eliminate the issue of agricultural waste plastic
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Light start for NW cherries
Northwest Cherry Growers update points to shortest crop in over a decade
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AgroFresh expands Californian produce freshness solutions
Group expands its SmartFresh portfolio to a wider range of crops including apples, pears, avocados, kiwifruit and stonefruit
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Passion fruit popularity “soars”
Frieda’s Branded Produce says mainstream food industry is “falling in love” with the fruit
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Californian ports to receive investment boost
US$2.3bn investment has been earmarked for port infrastructure improvements and upgrades
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Northwest cherries kick off China campaign
Health benefits of cherries to be highlighted at promotional events held in a number of Chinese cities
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Heroic team-up for Jazz apples
Jazz partners with Warner Bros for new campaign ahead of DC League of Super-Pets movie
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Frieda’s promotes Angelcot season
Apricot variety’s short and sweet campaign “promises to delight consumers” in the US