FirstFruits Marketing Celebrates 10th Year of Sweetie Season

September 8, 2022 FirstFruits Marketing

FirstFruits Farms kicks off the 10th year of growing and selling the apple known as “Gala’s sweeter, crunchier cousin”.

Food-Safety Practices and Rule Coverage Vary Among Post-Harvest Handlers of Fresh Produce, ERS Survey Finds

September 8, 2022 USDA ERS

In produce, the supply chain is made up of a diverse variety of operations, some of which were more prepared for the new food safety rules than others.

Mission Produce and NatureSweet Enter Long-Term 3PL Partnership in Laredo, Texas

September 8, 2022 Mission Produce

The move is anticipated to support the expansion of NatureSweet’s greenhouse portfolio, which includes the industry’s leading snacking tomatoes, medium/large tomatoes, cucumbers, and peppers.

Fresh Del Monte’s Network Shipping Ltd. Continues to Enhance Agile & Automated Processes in Collaboration with Grydd Technology

September 8, 2022 Fresh Del Monte

Network Shipping Ltd., the ocean logistics arm of Fresh Del Monte, in partnership with Grydd Inc., is streamlining and ensuring nearly 100% compliance in its shipping operation by digitizing and automating with Grydd’s technology. The move comes as part of NWS’s continued effort to enhance agile processes with new technologies to better serve customers, continuing to drive growth in third-party services for Fresh Del Monte.

St. James Smokehouse Voluntary Recalls Scotch Reserve Scottish Smoked Salmon 4oz Because of Possible Health Risk

September 7, 2022 FDA

St. James Smokehouse of Miami, Florida is voluntary recalling 93 cases of St. James Smokehouse brand, Scotch Reserve Scottish Smoked Salmon, 4oz Packages (Product of Scotland) because it has the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems.