USApple Awards Apples4Ed Grants to Four In-Need Schools

May 25, 2022 U.S. Apple Association

The U.S. Apple Association has awarded Apples4Education grants to four schools from around the nation for the 2022-23 school year. Each $4,000 grant will provide supplemental student nutrition and expose students to a wider variety of fresh fruits and vegetables, as well as teach students about healthy eating.

Driscoll’s Newest High-Flavor Innovation, Tropical Bliss, Joins Rosé Berries and Sweetest Batch in the Grocery Aisle

May 25, 2022 Driscoll's

Berry lovers have a new reason to hit the produce aisle this summer. Driscoll’s newest flavor innovation, Tropical Bliss™, expands Driscoll’s premium, high-flavor strawberry collection, which also includes Sweetest Batch™ and Rosé Berries™.

Supplier J.M. Smucker Co.’s Jif Recall Prompts Fresh Del Monte to Voluntarily Recall Select Ready-to-Eat Products Due to Potential Salmonella Contamination

May 25, 2022 Fresh Del Monte

J.M. Smucker Co.’s voluntary recall of select Jif® products in the United States has prompted Fresh Del Monte to voluntarily recall fresh-cut fruit and vegetable products containing ready-to-eat Jif® peanut butter dip due to the potential presence of Salmonella contamination.

GrubMarket Expands Further into Arizona and Texas through the Acquisition of Produce Connection and Spring Valley

May 25, 2022 GrubMarket

GrubMarket announced it has completed the acquisition of McAllen, Texas-based Spring Valley and its affiliate, Nogales, Arizona-based Produce Connection. Produce Connection and Spring Valley are highly respected and globally-focused fresh produce companies that provide the highest quality fruits and vegetables sourced primarily from Mexico and the U.S.

CA Department of Food and Agriculture Secretary Karen Ross Tours The SF Market Highlighting the Importance of the California Food System

May 25, 2022 The SF Market

he SF Market, a wholesale produce market that is home to 26 merchant businesses in the heart of San Francisco, welcomed California Department of Food and Agriculture Secretary Karen Ross (CDFA) on May 20, 2022.