UK: Toucan Fruit Celebrates First Birthday

May 5, 2014 Toucan Fruit

It’s all go, go, go here at Toucan Fruit HQ, as we’ve arrived at our first birthday and what better way to celebrate the gift of us to the world than to raise a juice or two to our ever so fabulous founder Soraya Bahrami! But first, let me give you an insight into how our baby was born.

Ayco Mexico Poised For Growth With New Office & General Manager

May 5, 2014 Ayco

Ayco Farms announces the hiring of Daniel Ramirez Van Hoorde as its new General Manager in Mexico. Ramirez will work out of Ayco’s new office in Irapuato, Guanajuato. The hiring of Ramirez and opening of the new office is yet another layer in Ayco’s strategic plan designed to meet customer needs.

USDA Announces The Importation Of Cape Gooseberry From Colombia Into The US

May 5, 2014 USDA APHIS

USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is proposing to amend the fruits and vegetables regulations to allow the importation of cape gooseberry from Colombia into the United States.

Chicago Online Grocer Artizone Partners With Packed Produce

May 5, 2014 Artizone

Artizone, Chicagoland's only online and year-round marketplace for fresh, small-batch, artisan foods, is partnering with Packed Produce to offer top-quality produce available for delivery.

NFI Issues Statement On The 2013 NOAA Status Of US Fisheries Report

Status of U.S. Fisheries 2013 highlights the continued success of the investment in NOAA’s regulatory work.  The report demonstrates that U.S. fisheries are sustainable due to the framework Congress created in the Magnuson Stevens Act.   The report shows what can be done when Congress works with a broad array of stakeholders to develop sensible, science-based and responsible fisheries management systems.