Month: September 2017

The Chilean fresh cherry sector, the leading exporter of cherries worldwide, used the setting of the Asia Fruit Congress in Hong Kong today to announce a US$5million investment in its biggest ever advertising and promotional campaign in China to build on rapidly growing consumption in the country. The announcement follows confirmation that Chile has recently overtaken South East Asia as the single largest provider of fresh fruits to China. …

Verigo has released a new IoT quality management system for improving freshness and reducing shrink of fresh produce in transit. The quality management system, dubbed Pod Quality, empowers growers, shippers, and retailers to enforce process standards according to a new standard quality metric: the remaining shelf life of each shipment. …

John Vena, Inc. announced last week that Emily Kohlhas will assume the position of Director of Marketing effective immediately. In this new role, Emily is responsible for managing the John Vena, Inc. brand across channels, business development, and coordinating the strategic growth of products and services to enhance client relationships in foodservice, retail, meal kitting, and processing. …

Alsum Farms & Produce, Inc., is partnering with the Green Bay Packers to invite fans to enter for a chance to win Free Groceries for a Month. From September 1 thru November 30, 2017, Packers fans can enter for a chance to win a month’s worth of free groceries at http://pckrs.com/AlsumSweepstakes. In addition, fans can win bi-monthly prizes including Alsum potatoes along with grilling accessories during the contest. …

The BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) is warning consumers that Hepatitis A virus has been detected in a sample of Western Family brand fresh pineapple chunks sold in ready-to-go cups. Current information indicates the cups were produced on August 11th and distributed to 38 Save-On-Foods, Overwaitea Foods and PriceSmart Foods stores in BC. …