Layoffs Possible In Hy-Vee Supermarket Chain Shake Up

Hy-Vee, the Midwest regional supermarket chain, is shaking up its corporate office by reassigning employees and may start layoffs, company officials said Friday.

Okanagan Specialty Fruits Honored With Fruits & Veggies – More Matters Industry Role Model Award

Okanagan Specialty Fruits Inc (OSF) was honored with a Fruits & Veggies – More Matters® Industry Role Model award at the Produce for Better Health’s 2017 Annual Conference: The Consumer Connection held last week. This represents the third consecutive year of Fruits & Veggies – More Matters® recognition, with OSF’s designation as an Industry Champion in each of the previous two years.

Wawona Anticipates Strong 2017 Tree Fruit Season

April 17, 2017 Wawona Packing Company

Following a six-month stretch of record setting rain and snow throughout the state, Wawona Packing Company is excited about the prospect of what appears will be an exceptional tree fruit season in terms of quality and supply.

Sun World Celebrates Earth Day With 'Better Farms. Better Flavor.' Brand Promise

April 17, 2017 Sun World International

Grape category leader Sun World International, LLC, announced today that it will be honoring Earth Day 2017 with the launch of a new brand promise: Better Farms. Better Flavor.

Full Harvest Raises $2M To Stop Farmers From Tossing 'Ugly' Fruit And Veggies

April 17, 2017 Lora Kolodny, TechCrunch

Full Harvest, a San Francisco-based startup, has raised $2 million in seed funding to reduce food waste at the farm level. Founded by Christine Moseley, formerly the head of business development for cold-pressed juice makers Organic Avenue, Full Harvest connects farmers with food makers who want to buy the fruit and veggies that grocers deem too ugly to sell in stores.