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Capitol City Produce acquires Table Fresh Foods’ distribution business

Table Fresh Foods' business is comprised of two lines of business—a prepared foods commissary and a distribution business.

December 14, 2017

Capitol City Produce Co., LLC, Baton Rouge, La., announced plans to acquire Table Fresh Foods’ distribution operations, effective Dec. 30.

Organic produce

December 11, 2017

Tanimura & Antle, Salinas, Calif., added three new products to its organics line.

Chiquita installs world's largest solar tracker system

The more than 2,900 trackers atop the 368,000-square-foot facility track the sun throughout the day.

December 11, 2017

Chiquita Brands International, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., is committed to actively and positively impact waste of resources.

United Fresh report: Fresh foods bring consumers in store

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.

Fresh produce packaging solutions

November 27, 2017

StePac, an Oak Brook, Ill.-based wholly-owned subsidiary of UK-based Johnson Matthey PLC, launched a new line of fresh produce packaging solutions.

Protein-packed meal replacements comprised of fresh produce, healthy proteins

November 13, 2017

Reichel Foods, Rochester, Minn., introduced the next generation of PRO2snax with the PRO2snax to the Max line extension.

Stir fry kits

November 1, 2017

Taylor Farms, Salinas, Calif., introduced two new Stir Fry Kit meal options to its existing line of convenient and healthy customizable kits.

Freight Farms moves into new HQs

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.

Foxy Produce breaks ground on farm labor housing

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.

Study: Using surplus food can help tackle hunger, waste problems

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.