Whole Foods Market donated its 50th refrigerated van to support local nonprofit organizations as part of the Nourishing Our Neighborhood program. Launched in 2020, this initiative aims to expand the capacity and capability of community-based food rescue organizations across the U.S. and Canada to move food from where it’s available to where it’s needed most. Each van can rescue 20,000 pounds of food weekly, diverting 1.04 million pounds of food per year from landfills and providing over 8.5 million meals over its 10-year life cycle.

“This van donation marks a significant step in Whole Foods

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has imposed sanctions on three produce businesses — Blue Light Produce, Otto Brehm Inc. and E&RRR LLC — for failing to meet contractual obligations to the sellers of produce they purchased and failing to pay reparation awards issued under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act.

These sanctions include suspending the businesses’ PACA licenses and barring the principal operators of the businesses from engaging in PACA-licensed business or other activities without approval from USDA.

The following businesses and individuals are currently restricted from

Members of the International Fresh Produce Association traveled to McAllen, TX, as part of their Fresh Impact Tour program, hosted by Fox Packaging last May. This program allows IFPA to travel to member facilities, meeting them where they are, making connections and discussing the issues locally and regionally that impact their area.

“At Fox Packaging, we believe that progress thrives on the exchange of knowledge and ideas,” said Lucas Fox, director of operations for Fox Packaging. “Hosting industry peers and partners, such as the International Fresh Produce Association, at our facilities is

The Center for Produce Safety has a bold new brand identity to visually depict its mission to fuel produce safety change.

The new logo and related visual branding were unveiled at CPS’s annual Research Symposium June 19 in Denver by CPS Board Chair Joe Pezzini of Taylor Farms and CPS Executive Director Bonnie Fernandez-Fenaroli. The branding debuted in a new CPS annual report distributed to symposium attendees, outlining CPS community accomplishments in 2023. The new brand identity will be implemented in coming months across all CPS communications vehicles, digital and traditional.

“Our

The heat continues across the East. While record high temperatures are not forecast, numerous record high minimum (overnight) temperatures are likely through the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast.

The remnants of Hurricane Beryl will continue to move northeastward into the Great Lakes before moving east into portions of upstate New York and Vermont. Heavy rainfall of two to five inches with possible flash flooding is forecast along the track of this system.

A strong high-pressure ridge out west will remain locked in place through the week. Excessive heat warnings, watches and advisories are

As a manager, the opportunity to delegate projects and tasks to your teammates might feel like a blessing or a curse.

It’s easy to see how delegation can go wrong in so many ways.

As a leadership coach, I’ve seen too many leaders, especially newer managers, employ a “dump and run” style of delegation where they simply want to get the work off of their plate. They dump it on a teammate without thinking it through or providing clarity about the end goal. This leaves people feeling confused, abused, undervalued and disengaged.

Another misstep is when a leader uses a “command and control”