Alfa Laval Introduces Blow-Through Cooler For Storage Of Fresh Products

April 7, 2016 Alfa Laval

Alfa Laval extends its Optigo range with the new Alfa Laval Optigo CCB – a blow-through cooler specially designed for storage of fruits and vegetables, as well as flowers, flower bulbs, fresh meat and fish. With the introduction of Optigo CCB, the Alfa Laval Optigo range is now able to handle all the demands for commercial refrigeration, delivering higher and more effective cooling capacity, with lower power consumption for commercial cold room storage in supermarkets, restaurants and grocers.

Online Groceries Becomes Next E-Commerce Battleground

As Wal-Mart Stores Inc.WMT -1.01% prepares to expand its online grocery business, 27-year-old Peapod Inc. is working to shore up customer loyalty and improve fulfillment and operations with technology. That includes what is for Peapod an untried combination of warehouse management software, scanners, robotics and seven miles of conveyor belts.

Fresh From Texas Recalls Apple Products For Possible Health Risk

April 7, 2016 FDA

Fresh from Texas of San Antonio, Texas is voluntarily recalling multiple products containing sliced red apples which are identified below because they have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria Monocytogenes.

Village Farms, SolarCity & MP2 Announce Monahans Solar Project

April 7, 2016 Village Farms

Village Farms L.P. the U.S. operating subsidiary of Village Farms International, Inc., SolarCity and MP2 Energy have agreed to build a 2 megawatt solar array adjacent to Village Farm’s 30 acre Permian Basin Division greenhouse in Monahans, Texas.

United Fresh Produce Association Opens Nominations For FreshTech Achievement Award

The United Fresh Produce Association is now taking nominations for its first FreshTech Achievement Award, to be presented to a company or individual in recognition of outstanding technical achievement to advance the fresh produce industry.