Month: February 2018

The second of six educational sessions to be held at the Organic Produce Summit 2018 will provide a data dive into sales, trends and analysis of organic fresh produce, while examining consumer behavior and attitudes of the multi-billion-dollar category. “Organic Sales, Analysis and the Why Behind the Buy” will feature representatives from research firm Nielsen and consumer insights company The Hartman Group at OPS 2018, July 11-12 in Monterey, CA. …

The Allen Lund Company announces multiple promotions in several key positions. …

Taylor Farms, a leading producer of value-added healthy fresh foods, continues to offer its customers an unparalleled experience with centralized re-distribution centers to help establish greater efficiencies and higher inventory turnover. …

Stanford University Professor Bob Sutton will share principles from his New York Times and Wall Street Journal best-selling book, The No Asshole Rule – Building a Civilized Workplace and Surviving One That Isn't, at the 2018 United Fresh Keynote Breakfast on Tuesday, June 26 in Chicago. As Stanford Professor of Management Science and Engineering, Sutton applies his expertise in organizational change and leadership to the all-too-familiar dilemma of dealing with jerks in the office. …

Robinson Fresh®, a division of C.H. Robinson, is now the primary provider of Verfrut products in Europe. Verfrut is one of the largest fruit growers in South America with items such as grapes, apples, stone fruit, cherries, pears, kiwifruit, clementines and organic bananas. With this strategic alliance, the companies bring together expertise in cold chain logistics and produce to provide a more integrated fruit offering to Europeans. …