Articles Tagged with ''produce''

Calavo Growers publishes sustainability highlights report

To further support sustainability efforts at Calavo, the company also formed a Sustainability Council.
September 12, 2019
Calavo Growers, Inc., Santa Paula, Calif., announced the publication of its first ever sustainability highlights report, covering performance and sustainability-related initiatives across the enterprise, which includes Calavo Fresh, Calavo Foods and Renaissance Food Group.
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Agriculture Capital invests in Firestone Pacific Foods

Agriculture Capital invests in permanent cropland and food processing businesses, with a focus on consumer-driven, vertically integrated, scaled and regenerative food production.
September 5, 2019
Agriculture Capital, Portland, Ore., invested in Firestone Pacific Foods, a frozen fruit processor.
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Washington Fruit & Produce rebuilds from fire

On Oct. 18, 2017, a fire burned two of Mount Adams Fruit’s pear packing lines, packed fruit storage and shipping facility, as well as its business offices, in Bingen, Wash.
September 3, 2019
Washington Fruit & Produce Co., Yakima, Wash., announced plans to rebuild its operation after suffering from a devastating fire.
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New Harvest Foods acquires H. Brooks and Co., J&J Distributing

This transaction brings together the complementary strengths of both organizations to create a new and stronger healthy foods company.
August 30, 2019
New Harvest Foods, a Brooklyn, N.Y.-based division of the Dragonfly Group, acquired Minneapolis-based H. Brooks and Co. and J&J Distributing.
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Test verifies cleanliness of corrugated shipping containers

No organisms were detected on 40 of the 48 tested containers.
August 29, 2019
An independent study conducted by the Fibre Box Association (FBA), Itasca, Ill., and its member companies confirmed that corrugated containers used to transport fresh produce are safe and clean.
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JBT, SmartWash partner to take fresh-cut food safety technology into Europe

SmartWash Solutions’ patented SmartWash delivers Pinpoint Process Control to food processing wash water systems, mitigating cross contamination while improving food safety.
August 29, 2019
JBT Corp., Chicago, partnered with SmartWash Solutions, Salinas, Calif., to start a new European alliance developed to bring an innovative combination of science, technology and engineering to fresh-cut produce processors in Europe.
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