FirstFruits Marketing Launches Take A Bite Out Of Hunger 2015

January 21, 2015 FirstFruits Marketing

January marks the launch of FirstFruits Marketing’s annual Take a Bite Out of Hunger™ program at select retailers. Approximately 1 million pounds of fresh apples have been donated to local food banks in the name of the participating retailers since the program started in 2010.

Westmoreland Sales Group Selects IFCO RPCs

January 21, 2015 IFCO

Westmoreland Sales Group, a leading Canadian greenhouse vegetable grower, has signed a two-year contract with IFCO SYSTEMS, the leading global provider of reusable packaging solutions for fresh products. Westmoreland is now shipping Topline brand tomatoes, peppers and cucumbers from its distribution centers in Ontario and Michigan to retailers across North America in IFCO RPCs.

WP Rawl Expands Its Greens Production Lines

January 21, 2015 WP Rawl

WP Rawl, in a continued commitment to growing the leafy greens category, is looking to the future with a complete upgrade of its greens’ production lines.

Strong Forecasts, Busy Regulatory Year Ahead For Fisheries

The coming year should prove a lucrative year for Alaska fisheries, even in the face of the doom and gloom surrounding the chinook salmon declines and a sketchy halibut situation.

Marine Harvest Surges On Chile Deal To Tap Salmon Demand

Billionaire John Fredriksen’s Marine Harvest ASA (MHG) rose the most since 2012 after agreeing to merge its Chilean salmon farms with the South American country’s largest locally owned producer.