Month: April 2018

Produce for Kids will be partnering with more than 30 produce companies this year to spread the healthy eating message in more than 2,000 grocery stores and online. In 2017, Produce for Kids campaigns raised more than $309,000 supplying nearly 3 million meals to families in need through Feeding America and funding 50 in-school nutrition shows through Jump with Jill. …

Old Dominion Organic Farms in Dundas, VA, has been using a Jet-Ready precooler, manufactured by Global Cooling, Inc., to properly cool its fresh produce. Jordan Brandon, owner, says his company’s use of the cooler has helped improve his product offerings. …

Summer Citrus from South Africa (SCSA) is proud to announce the start of what is proving to be prosperous season despite the challenges associated with the droughts occurring in the Western Cape. With international best practices, innovation and the latest technology, growers are able to maximize their resources in these difficult times to produce an increased volume of good looking crop. …

Center for Growing Talent’s (CGT) Career Pathways programs will reach its 1,000th student participant milestone at Canadian Produce Marketing Association’s (CPMA) Annual Convention & Trade Show April 24-26. Career Pathways has been a resoundingly successful recruiting tool to attract top university students to industry careers since the programs began in 2004, the brainchild of industry leader Jay Pack working with then-PMA CEO Bryan Silbermann. …

California Giant Berry Farms national Chef Invitational has received enthusiastic participation from national and regional foodservice organizations in its first year. With less than one month until the deadline to receive recipes, many have already been submitted for the competition. …