Fresh Del Monte to Serve-Up Goodness as Official Gold Sponsor of the Miami Open Tennis Tournament

March 18, 2024 Fresh Del Monte Produce

Fans, volunteers, staff and players at one of the most prestigious tennis tournaments in North America will soon be able to enjoy the iconic event in a refreshingly new and healthy way.

Islanders Collect Free Potatoes at “Fill Your Boots” Event

Islanders turned out to collect thousands of pounds of free potatoes at this year’s “Fill Your Boots” event.  G Visser and Sons, Monaghan Farms, and Spud Isle Farms collaborated with the PEI Potato Board for the initiative, the fourth event in the past three years.  In a heartwarming display of community spirit, nearly 900 attendees seized the opportunity to fill their boots with free potatoes provided by these farms.

GrubMarket Expands Further Into North Carolina through the Acquisition of Performance Produce

March 18, 2024 GrubMarket

GrubMarket announced that it has completed the acquisition of Salisbury, North Carolina-based Performance Produce, a well-respected and vertically integrated fresh produce business that sells over 80 different items, sourced primarily from the U.S. and Mexico, to nearly 100 different retail customers across the Southeastern U.S., including leading global grocery chains.

Unifrutti Group Acquires Bomarea and AvoAmerica Peru to Further Strengthen its Global Multi-Fruit Platform

March 18, 2024 Unifrutti Group

Unifrutti Group, a leading global producer and distributor of fresh fruit, announced the acquisition of 100% of Bomarea and the Peruvian operations of AvoAmerica (AvoAmerica Peru) from the US-based agribusiness investment firm Solum Partners and the US-based fresh fruit and vegetables company Alpine Fresh.

FDA Advises Restaurants and Retailers of a Recall of Certain Oysters from Westport, Connecticut Potentially Contaminated with Norovirus

March 15, 2024 FDA

The FDA is notifying restaurants, food retailers, and consumers that the Connecticut Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Aquaculture is conducting a recall of oysters harvested by Norm Bloom and Son (CT-069-SS, AQ) from Westport, CT, lot 207, with the harvest date 2/20/2024, because they are associated with a norovirus outbreak in Minnesota and may be contaminated with norovirus. The FDA is advising restaurants and food retailers not to serve or sell and consumers not to eat the recalled oysters.