Month: June 2015

After decades of giving back to the community as part of its corporate culture, the owners of California Giant Berry Farms, a leading provider of strawberries, blueberries, blackberries and raspberries, have established a 501(c)3 non-profit to formalize the California Giant Foundation, which supports local organizations by donating well over $100,000 annually to charitable causes. …

DeltaTrak®, a leading innovator of cold chain management solutions, today announced that its FlashLink PDF Multi-Use Data Logger is a finalist for the Best New Food Safety Product Award at the United Fresh Produce Association show, June 8-10 in Chicago, Illinois. …

Frieda’s Specialty Produce premieres its 2015 YouTube video series with “Specialty Produce 101: Angelcot®”— just in time to kick off the season for Frieda’s exclusive white apricots. Third-generation Caplan family member Alex Jackson, daughter of President & CEO Karen Caplan and granddaughter of founder Dr. Frieda Caplan, returns as the host. …

A&A Organic Farms is excited to announce that it has resumed its production of organic cluster tomatoes from Maneadero, Baja California. …

The United Fresh Produce Association co-hosted a Congressional Briefing with Congressman Tim Ryan (D-OH) on Increasing Students’ Access to Fruits and Vegetables: Salad Bars in Schools. Prior to the briefing Congressman Ryan introduced The Salad Bar in Schools Expansion Act in the House of Representatives. …