SpartanNash and SpartanNash Foundation held their seventh annual in-store fundraiser supporting food pantries across the Midwest.

The in-store campaign, which ran from Oct. 25 to Nov. 5, raised nearly $350,000, and the SpartanNash Foundation pledged an additional $90,000 to food pantries located near its distribution centers, bringing the total donation to $440,000. This donation equates to an estimated 158,000 meals for families across the Midwest this holiday season.

"As a food solutions company, we strive to make nutrition accessible and affordable to the communities we serve," said

The FDA and CDC, in collaboration with state and local partners, are investigating a multistate outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes infections linked to peaches, plums and nectarines that were distributed nationwide and sold at Publix, Walmart and Sam’s Club, and Albertsons Co. banners. To date there have been 10 hospitalizations and one death related to the outbreak.

Federal and state partners have continued to investigate the outbreak as new matching cases have been identified over the past several years. Samples from sick people were collected from Aug. 22, 2018, to Aug. 16, 2023. According

The Canadian produce industry met with Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, at the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit held last week in San Francisco.

The Canadian Produce Marketing Association, represented by Colin Chapdelaine, CPMA chair and president of berry operations at Star Produce, spoke for the Canadian fresh fruits and vegetables industry during Prime Minister Trudeau's food affordability roundtable.

Accompanied by other food industry leaders, including Canadian representation by James Milne, chief marketing officer and senior vice president of categories at Oppy, the

In this season of giving food to those in need, Big Y’s annual Sack Hunger campaign provides funds for the four food banks within its two-state marketing area. In turn, these food banks support local soup kitchens, food pantries, senior food programs, day care centers and many others of the 2,100-member agencies that they assist every day.

The goal is to maximize access to nutritious food and other resources that support food security for those at risk of hunger. The food banks are The Food Bank of Western Massachusetts, Worcester County Food Bank, Greater Boston Food Bank and Connecticut

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has filed an administrative complaint against United Vegetable Produce Inc. for alleged violations of the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act. The company, operating from New York, allegedly failed to make payment promptly to two produce sellers in the amount of $100,025 from September 2017 through February 2020.

United Vegetable will have an opportunity to request a hearing. Should USDA find that the company committed repeated and flagrant violations, it would be barred from the produce industry as a licensee for three years, or two years with the

After a challenging year, culminating with a weather-caused delay in its fall production from Mexico, McAllen, TX-based GR Fresh is looking for a strong rebound as it heads into the holiday season and typically greater production from West Mexico.

“After experiencing our best year ever in 2022, this has been a tough year overall,” said GR Fresh Vice President of Sales and Marketing Tony Incaviglia. “There has been pain coming from a whole lot of factors, but inflation is the number one problem. We have experienced rising costs across the board, including the cost of seed and packaging and