Month: January 2014

FoodLink®, the leader in supply chain and commerce solutions for the fresh food industry, reported a fourth consecutive year of record growth in 2013. The company signed more than 40 new produce traceability customers, enabled record levels of network commerce and was named the industry’s best new food safety solution. …

If you've ever shopped at Whole Foods, you've probably noticed that some of the foods it sells claim all kinds of health and environmental virtues. From its lengthy list of to its strict rules for how seafood is caught and meat is raised, the company sets a pretty high bar for what is permitted on its coveted shelves. …

Louisiana strawberries may be scarce and pricey around Valentine's Day, but the freezes delaying the winter harvest could mean a sweet bounty for Easter and the Ponchatoula Strawberry Festival in April. …

The United Fresh Foundation launched Let’s Move Salad Bars to MIDWEST Schools, a new multi-year campaign to increase children’s produce consumption by donating salad bars to schools in six Midwest states: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin.  United Fresh announced the campaign at its Winter Leadership Meeting in Miami, and introduced 12 Midwest produce industry leaders who will co-chair the campaign. …

Between backyard crawfish boils, potato salad at Easter and Irish Colcannon on St. Patrick’s Day, it’s easy to see why the first part of the year is tailor-made for red potatoes. While their waxy texture and high moisture content ensure red potatoes will retain their shape and firm texture when boiled, MountainKing’s “boil-in-bag” feature allows them to be dropped straight into a pot without removing them from the bag. …