Month: August 2016

Texas retailers want locally grown produce, and Texas A&M AgriLife is working to make that happen. Dr. Bill McCutchen, Texas A&M AgriLife Research executive associate director in College Station, and Joseph Bunting, United Supermarkets produce director from Lubbock, talked about the need for Texas-grown produce at a recent Summer Crops Field Day near Bushland. …

SpartanNash is proud to announce the company is the first food distributor in Michigan to sign Migrant Legal Aid’s Fair Food Pledge, affirming the company’s commitment to fair labor practices for the state’s more than 94,000 migrant and seasonal farmworkers and their families. The company is the fifth largest food distributor in the United States. SpartanNash distributes fresh produce from 250 Michigan farms to its 160 corporate-owned stores and 2,100 independent customers. …

Ready Pac Foods announced the donation of 30,000 freshly made Bistro® Salad Bowls, complete meal salads with protein, for those affected by the floods in Louisiana. The truckload donation will be distributed by the American Red Cross Disaster Relief teams in the region over the next two weeks. …

Avocados From Mexico (AFM), the No. 1 selling avocado in the U.S., is going big for National Guac Month by bringing both retailers and consumers even more reasons to fill up their dip bowls with fresh, flavorful guac during the months of September and October. In addition to special in-store displays, huge consumer incentive offers will be launched to support the demand of avocados this fall season. …

“The extension and clarification of compliance dates released yesterday by FDA, combined with the draft guidance documents released yesterday and today, enable the fresh produce industry to better understand how to comply with the applicable rules. We appreciate that FDA heard and responded to our concerns and requests. …