Month: April 2012

The U.S. Department of Agriculture will amend the federal marketing order regulating tart cherries grown in Michigan, New York, Pennsylvania, Oregon, Utah, Washington and Wisconsin. …

California Giant Berry Farms just completed a very successful consumer berry campaign and is now sharing the very fruitful results. In partnership with Chef’n, a kitchen accessory brand, the “Sweet Taste of Spring” consumer campaign was built around a recipe contest that provided the company with over 100 delicious recipe entries from consumers and bloggers across the country. Submitted in eight winning categories, recipes featured California Giant fresh berries and were judged by a professional chef.
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Naturipe Farms, LLC of Salinas, Calif. in collaboration with Disney Consumer Products, announces a new offering to consumers at grocery retailers nationwide beginning in late spring of this year of berries featuring Disney characters. …

Prime Time International mourns the loss of Chuck Hodges, a founder and a managing member of the company. Chuck died peacefully in his home on April 19 in Palm Springs, California after a sixteen month struggle with cancer. His wife, Gayle, his children and grandchildren were at his bedside when he passed. Chuck was born in Douglas, Arizona in 1941 and spent nearly his entire life in the Southwestern United States. …

Locus Traxx, a food safety and logistics firm, is expanding into a new 60,000 square foot facility in the Florida Research Park, just west of Jupiter, Florida and adding 100 new employees. The move is in response to grower/shippers, wholesalers, retailers and transportation providers who are increasingly concerned about the safety of their perishables shipments. …