Month: May 2024

Cherries Provide Retailers a Sweet Sales Boost

May 8, 2024 Honeybear Brands

Honeybear is partnering with retail customers for key summer promotions and sales events to support shopper demand for this highly anticipated sweet and juicy fruit. Retailers can expect to receive packed-to-order fresh fruit handled with the precision and white glove service Honeybear prides itself on.  With flexible packing capabilities at their expanded cherry packing facility in Pateros, WA, Honeybear can accommodate nearly all retailer packaging configurations.   …

AgroFresh to Host 12th Annual Post-Harvest Academy, Solidifying Position as Global Leader in Post-Harvest Solutions for Fresh Produce

May 8, 2024 AgroFresh

The agenda at the 2024 event will include key topics, such as emerging diseases and internal disorders in apples, navigating organic regulations and the role of ethylene management in apple quality. …

Food Safety Focus of Eastern Produce Council (EPC) Leadership Class Seminar

May 8, 2024 Eastern Produce Council (EPC)

The food safety seminar was led by Meredith Melendez, Associate Professor at Rutgers Cooperative Extension in Ewing, NJ. She guided the group through a deeper understanding of food safety in the produce supply chain and discussion on what farmers go through to meet the requirements. The session emphasized the importance of communication throughout all sectors of the industry with respect to food safety. …

Golden State Foods Recognized as a US Best Managed Company

May 7, 2024 Golden State Foods (GSF)

The US Best Managed Company recognition places GSF among an esteemed cohort of just 62 U.S. honorees to earn this eminent designation in 2024. Consistent with the company’s strategic pillars and steadfast culture, the notable management strengths that contributed to GSF’s designation include: earning successful results in its annual associate experience survey; maintaining the highest standards of product quality, safety, and regulatory compliance; advancing its social responsibility initiatives as a better steward of resources; delivering on its targeted financial performance; and achieving growth with customers and new facilities. …

New C.H. Robinson Technology Breaks a Decades-Old Barrier to Automation in the Logistics Industry

May 7, 2024 C.H. Robinson

Using artificial intelligence, C.H. Robinson’s new technology classifies incoming email, reads it and replicates the steps a person would take to fulfill a customer’s request. For example, shippers often still choose to send an email asking for a price quote rather than log into a digital platform. On an average business day, the global logistics company receives over 11,000 emails from customers and carriers requesting pricing on truckload freight. …