Innovation in the produce department is driving consumer demand for alternatives to pasta and rice.
November 28, 2017
As retailers prepare for consumers to migrate toward online platforms for packaged goods, fresh offerings in the perimeter are playing a key role in attracting shoppers to brick-and-mortar, according to the Q3 2017 edition of the FreshFacts on Retail report, produced by United Fresh Produce Association, Washington, D.C.
Freight Farms developed The Leafy Green Machine, which contains all the components needed for commercial food production.
November 1, 2017
Freight Farms, a Boston-based manufacturer of commercial-grade hydroponic farms built inside shipping containers, announced a corporate expansion to the South End Exchange neighborhood of Boston.
When completed, Casa Boronda will be available for seasonal agricultural employees.
October 27, 2017
The Nunes Co., the Salinas, Calif.-based owner of the Foxy Produce brand, broke ground on a 4-acre parcel in Salinas for its second farmworker housing complex.
The reports offer a look at the amount and kinds of food wasted in Denver, Colo.; Nashville, Tenn.; and New York, providing a detailed look at waste in people’s homes.
October 26, 2017
More than two-thirds of all food discarded in people’s homes in three major U.S. cities was potentially edible, and up to 68 million additional meals annually could potentially be donated to people in need in those cities, according to a pair of new reports released by the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), New York, with support from The Rockefeller Foundation, also based in New York.
The refreshed graphics are part of a comprehensive new salad package design system available in U.S. supermarkets beginning in November.
October 23, 2017
Dole Food Co., Westlake Village, Calif., rolled out new salad bag graphics designed to make it easier for salad buyers to select which of the 47 DOLE salads is right for them.