Statement From American Mushroom Institute President Rachel Roberts On U.S. Mushroom Availability
“The COVID-19 conditions that growers were responsibly adapting their cycles to in mid-March continue to impact mushroom availability today.” …
Month: May 2020
Melissa’s Supporting the Fight Against COVID-19
Melissa’s is doing our best to support local organizations affected by or on the front lines of the pandemic. The entire staff at 353-bed Adventist Health White Memorial Hospital, just four miles from our corporate offices, were delighted find a large retail-like display of new crop Ojai Pixie Tangerines, Red Muscato TM Grapes as well as a tasty selection of our Clean Snax® line of healthy snack mixes in the hospital’s commissary for the taking. …
Mexico Table Grapes Update
The Mexican Table Grapes Growers Association is pleased to announce that their harvest season has begun, and GRAPES FROM SONORA are now available. …
Baldor Specialty Foods Acquires Pierless Fish
Baldor Specialty Foods, one of the largest wholesale importers and distributors of fresh produce and specialty foods in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions, announced today the asset purchase of Pierless Fish, Brooklyn’s premier seafood purveyor. …
Walmart, Major Retailers Call for Governments to Ensure Sustainably-Produced Tuna during COVID-19
The Sustainable Fisheries Partnership and more than 50 retailers, brands and seafood companies*, including Walmart, Publix, Nestle, Carrefour and Tesco, today called on the United States, European Union and approximately 45 governments to implement electronic monitoring in tuna fisheries to protect workers and ensure fishing continues to be sustainable. …
