Month: June 2015

PakSense, Inc. a provider of continuous environmental monitoring solutions for all segments of the supply chain, announced at the United Fresh annual conference (Booth #2019) the launch of AutoSense Facility Monitoring. Launched in conjunction with PakSense strategic partner Controlant, this system monitors temperatures in stationary areas such as storage and processing facilities, walk-in coolers and freezers, and cold cases. The system is completely wireless and uses gateways that connect to the Cloud using cellular connectivity. …

In continuation of Produce for Better Health Foundation’s long-standing support of supermarkets, coupled with the close work PBH has done with supermarket dietitians over the last several years, PBH is pleased to announce 10 new Supermarket Tour Training Grant recipients for the collegiate fall 2015 semester.  The grant funding is used to encourage enhanced collaboration between supermarkets and university nutrition and dietetic programs with a specific emphasis on training nutrition and dietetic students to deliver grocery store tours about fruit and vegetables. …

State Garden Inc., a leading supplier of organic and conventional tender leaf greens, spinach and celery hearts, is now packing celery sticks in a peal and reseal container. The new packaging offered in both 8oz and 16oz sizes is on shelves today under the Simple Beginnings brand name. …

Last Thursday, June 4, at the One Aldwych Hotel in London, an intimate gathering of food media and produce veterans reunited after The London Produce Show and Conference to experience the European premiere of Fear No Fruit, an inspiring documentary about Frieda Caplan and her specialty produce empire. …

Church Brothers, a leading grower/processor/shipper of more than 500 fresh vegetable SKUs, hired a research and development manager. …