United Fresh and a number of industry partners presented to the U.S. Department of Agriculture a comprehensive Produce Market Stabilization Program to immediately support critical financial needs in the produce supply chain. This was a major undertaking to understand the wide-ranging financial impact this crisis is having on our entire industry.
With so much misinformation out there about food and packaging, we appreciated FDA Deputy Commissioner Frank Yiannis for making personal comments to the media Thursday, and the new public service announcement posted by FDA. Frank repeats the fact that there's no evidence COVID-19 spreads via food, nor is food packaging associated with transmission. Be sure to get this information and video to all of your teams and associates.
CapTemp configured a temperature recording system for remote monitoring and reporting of storage room and pulp fruit temperatures.
May 30, 2019
CapTemp USA, Windham, N.H., developed an automated temperature recording system for The CPF Group, an organization comprised of pear and apple producers throughout Portugal, to continuously monitor and report ambient temperature and relative humidity of fruit storage units as well as fruit pulp temperatures while in cold storage.
Compac, New Zealand, launched the Sizer Simulator, a unique simulation tool that enables fruit and vegetable packhouses to prepare for incoming fresh produce batches.
This vegetable-centric food trend is driven by consumers' desire for healthier foods and the belief that produce-centric meals are better for you.
September 20, 2018
Consumers' love affair with piling fruits and vegetables on their plates continues to gain momentum, according to research from Culinary Visions, Chicago.
Full Harvest will use the Series A investment to eradicate food waste at the farm level.
August 16, 2018
Full Harvest, a San Francisco-based marketplace for excess produce, closed an $8.5 million Series A round of financing led by Spark Capital, San Francisco.
The new building at 1515 West Webster was constructed with C.H. Robinson employees in mind.
August 9, 2018
C.H. Robinson, Eden Prairie, Minn., moved its flagship Chicago operation into a new Lincoln Yards development in the Lincoln Park neighborhood of Chicago.