Gatik and Loblaw Deploy Canada’s First Autonomous Delivery Fleet

November 27, 2020 Loblaw Companies Limited

Beginning January 2021, Gatik will provide Loblaw with a safe, reliable, contactless delivery solution for transporting multi-temperature goods from its automated picking facility to retail locations across the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). This deployment marks the first autonomous delivery fleet in Canada.

The First International Digital Agrofood Summit Portugal Will be Held 20-23 January

November 27, 2020 Portuguese Agrofood Cluster

Portugal has so much more to offer than just sun, beaches and idyllic scenery. Its strategic geographical position, with more than 1,000 kilometres of coastline and a mild climate, plus its modern, innovative productive sector have made the European nation a major exporter of guaranteed quality foods worldwide.

Organic Mushroom Grower Leep Foods Wins Grow-NY Competition

November 27, 2020 WHEC

Leep Foods has won a quarter of a million dollars placing third among 260 applicants. The chili business is a grower of premium organic mushrooms. Leep grows them on nutrient-enriched American hardwoods. One of the three co-founders developed the process when he was a student at RIT.

Hy-Vee Voluntarily Recalls Two Short Cuts Vegetable Mix Products Because of Possible Health Risk

November 27, 2020 FDA

Hy-Vee, Inc., based in West Des Moines, Iowa, is voluntarily recalling two of its Hy-Vee Short Cuts vegetable mix products across its eight-state region (IL, IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, SD, and WI) due to possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.

Shenandoah Growers Inc Issues a Limited, Voluntary Recall of Certain Imported Organic Basil Because of Potential Health Risk

November 27, 2020 FDA

Shenandoah Growers, Inc (Harrisonburg, VA) out of an abundance of caution, has issued a limited, voluntary recall of approximately 15,000 units in select packages, due to a possible health risk from Cyclospora.