Month: April 2017

Potato lovers rejoice! Following a highly successful launch in 2016, Canadian produce company EarthFresh is bringing its lower glycemic response (GR)* Carisma potato back to Ontario grocery retailers for an extended season. Available from April to November 2017, the Carisma – which was met by strong consumer demand when it first became available to Canadians in limited quantities last September – offers health-conscious food lovers and diabetics more choice in the produce aisles. …

Silver Oak Services Partners, LLC, a lower middle market private equity firm focused exclusively on service businesses, announced it has partnered with management to lead the recapitalization of Legacy Farms, LLC. Legacy is a leading fresh vegetable and fruit grower, shipper, and wholesaler to grocers and foodservice providers in the Western US.  …

The Obama administration’s efforts to get kids to eat better may have been controversial in some quarters, but they do seem to be working. A new study finds that kids who receive subsidized school lunches are eating more fruits and vegetables than before and throwing away less food, too. …

The Center for Produce Safety (CPS) will be bringing its annual Research Symposium to Denver June 20-21 at the Denver Hyatt Regency. It is the first time ever CPS, whose goal is to fund research that will give produce growers practical solutions and technology to prevent or minimize produce safety vulnerabilities, will bring its symposium to Colorado. …

Robert Sakata, Sakata Farms, Brighton, Colo., was elected last month by the Colorado Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association (CFVGA) board of directors to serve a fourth year as president of the association. Other officers elected include Roger Mix, Mix Farms, Center, Colo., vice president; and Glenn Hirakata, Hirakata Farms, Rocky Ford, Colo., secretary. Reid Fishering, Mountain Quality Sweet Corn, Olathe, Colo., was re-elected treasurer. Additions to the board elected by the membership Feb. 21, during the CFVGA annual business meeting and convention include Grant Mattive, Worley Family Farms, Sargent, Colo., and Jeni Lamb Rogers, Holland and Hart LLP, Denver, Colo. …