Articles Tagged with ''produce''

Produce from the first Square Roots farm co-located with UNFI is intended to serve UNFI's retail customers in Wisconsin and Minnesota, including the Twin Cities metro area.

Harvesting over 1,600 pounds of fresh herbs and salad mixes since August, the latest Square Roots farm celebrated a ribbon cutting on October 28. 

FreshEdge, a family of fresh food distribution companies, including four fresh-cut processing operations and a USDA fresh kitchen, was purchased by Chicago-based Wind Point Partners, from Rotunda Capital Partners.   

Revol Green's increase in romaine lettuce production is largely due to its new Texas facility that will produce upwards of 17 million pounds of greens annually upon phase 2 completion.

Lineage Fresh will allow products with a short shelf-life to face fewer obstacles, less risk, and less spoilage with Lineage’s cold storage technology and leading logistics network.

The partnership builds on the long-standing efforts of the company to reduce food loss and waste throughout its operations while continuing its globally recognized work in sustainability. 

To help UNFI deliver the freshest product to its customers, the company redesigned its produce sourcing strategy by consolidating its purchasing efforts and procuring many items directly from major Mexican suppliers. 

Pittsburgh-based Fifth Season plans to open a second vertical farm about three hours west in Columbus, Ohio, on property near the John Glen International Airport, the company announced earlier this year. 

Dole introduces its new Dole Sheet Pan Meal Starter Kits in select markets across the Eastern and Southeastern United States.

The largest vertical farming company in the U.S. has acquired Traptic, a company utilizing computer vision, robotic arms and artificial intelligence (AI), to harvest fruiting, vine and other delicate crops.