Year: 2018

This country has a major food problem. About 40 percent of food goes to waste and 66,500 acres of fields are left unharvested each year. In North Carolinaalone, 1.2 million tons of food is wasted annually while 1 in 4 children live in food insecurity. Hungry Harvest, a farm to doorstep produce delivery service, enters the Triangle market January 13 to bring solutions to these food waste and hunger problems. …

The California Dried Plum Board announces a new partnership with Chef’d that will make it simple for people to enjoy cooking at home with California prunes. …

The MAIA-1 apple – marketed as EverCrisp® – is tracking for explosive growth in the produce aisle in the coming years. Big on sweet flavor and juicy, crisp texture, EverCrisp apples have won over customers in orchards and at select retailers, establishing a foundation of early fans. …

California Giant Berry Farms is excited to again serve as a premier sponsor for the Tour De Fresh to be held in July this year and is helping to create some new elements to benefit both riders and sponsors. …

Global Cold Chain Expo, now in its third year, is growing into the South Hall at Chicago’s McCormick Place Convention Center in Chicago, June 25-27 with the International Floriculture Expo, United FreshTEC Expo, United FreshMKT Expo and the new SmartFood Expo™ in 2018. …