Rice Fruit Co., a leading producer of high-quality Eastern apples based in Gardners, PA, announced a partnership with the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay’s Pennsylvania Lawn Conversion Project. This collaboration marks a significant step forward in the Alliance’s mission to revolutionize regional land management practices, as well as Rice Fruit’s dedication to land sustainability and environmental responsibility.

The Chesapeake Bay is lined with conventional mowed lawns that inadvertently disrupt crucial ecological processes. These landscapes restrict filtered runoff, diminish natural

Grimmway Farms entered into an agreement to purchase the assets of Oxnard, CA-based San Miguel Produce Inc. This acquisition marks a significant milestone in Grimmway’s strategic expansion efforts and underscores its commitment to delivering innovative product offerings to its customers.

The integration of San Miguel Produce’s fresh-cut operation expertise and resources into Grimmway’s portfolio will enable more unique product offerings and better serve the evolving needs of retailers and foodservice providers. Additionally, this will support Grimmway’s desire to proactively combat food loss

Divemex is proudly celebrating our 30th anniversary!

In these 30 years, we have accumulated valuable experiences that have strengthened us as a company. Despite the challenges and setbacks that inevitably arise along our journey, Divemex has always managed to overcome them and establish itself as a leading producer of greenhouse peppers.

The success of Divemex is not by chance but is the result of teamwork, effort, and the constant dedication of our employees. Their commitment and passion are the pillars that allow us to achieve goals that initially might seem unattainable.

It is crucial to

Registration is now open for IFPA’s 2024 The Washington Conference, June 10-12 in Washington, DC. Produce and floral’s most influential public policy event moved to June to better align with the Congressional calendar and influence policymakers ahead of the election.

The annual event unites all segments of the fresh produce and floral industry to address the most urgent policy issues with the U.S. Congress and Administration. It provides an opportunity for attendees to lend their voice to fresh industry priorities and have a say on policies directly affecting their business.

Attendees will

To support the company’s growing business, H-E-B finalized a land purchase for nearly 500 acres in Hempstead, TX, where the company has plans to build a distribution campus that will be developed in multiple phases.   

The project’s first phase of construction is expected to start in late 2024. In the long term, H-E-B’s campus will include facilities to support its supply chain operations. At the Houston-area development, which is in Waller County, south of U.S. Highway 290 and east of Highway 6, its several distribution facilities will support H-E-B’s growing business. Details about the

Harris Teeter and Consalo Family Farms teamed up to donate 48,000 pounds of mandarins after the success of the Mandarins Making a Difference campaign. For every pound of Little Smoochies mandarins purchased at North Carolina Harris Teeter locations March 6-12, Consalo Family Farms donated a pound of mandarin oranges to Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina, which equaled 16,000 bags of mandarins.

“We want to thank Consalo Family Farms for supporting local hunger relief efforts and for allowing us to be a part of this program,” said Danna Robinson, director of corporate affairs for Harris