Month: August 2016

Ta-De Produce Distributing has partnered with a local non-profit medical organization to promote healthy eating in the U.S. border region as part of the “Healthy Border 2020” initiative developed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the México Secretariat of Health. The goal of the program is “eliminating health disparities and improving the quality of life of all border region residents.” …

Indianapolis Fruit Company, leading distributor of fresh fruits and vegetables, floral and other essential produce items, is pleased to announce it will continue its annual trade show and golf outing format for 2017 despite earlier plans to discontinue the golf outing. …

The winner of the Packaging Europe Sustainability Awards 2016 is the unique solid board enriched with tomato plant fibres, produced by SOLIDUS SOLUTIONS. This competition was organized for the second time by Packaging Europe, the renowned, international trade magazine about packaging. In each of the eight categories a winner was elected and the solid board enriched with tomato plant fibres won in the category ‘biobased packaging'. …

Produce for Better Health Foundation is happy to share that we are using the very popular theme from last year, Grab N’ Go, with a new twist! The theme focuses on the ease of grabbing and eating fruit and veggies despite our hectic lives. An eye-catching and ready-to-use graphic, to highlight on your company website and social media channels, along with sample social media posts that can be customized, are now available on the PBH Foundation website. …

AUSVEG and PMA Australia-New Zealand Limited (PMA-ANZ) will unite to deliver a joint industry conference and trade show in 2017, marking an historic partnership between two of horticulture’s leading organisations. …