Brighter Bites launched the Brighter Bites Ambassador Program, designed to train and enable supporters of Brighter Bites to inform people in their company network about the mission of the organization across the country.

“The goal is for those with an existing passion for Brighter Bites to drive and motivate others to join our mission,” said Melissa McDonald, director of development at Brighter Bites. “The expected impact from this new program is to create awareness in areas we have yet to reach, drive donations and volunteer hours, and to connect us with new partners and companies who are

Navigating hurricane season can be tricky for growers as Mother Nature continues to have her way with the nation's crops. Hurricane Hilary was “devastating and heartbreaking,” according to Kathleen Nave, president of the California Table Grape Commission, which expects California to produce fewer than 75 million 19-pound boxes for the first time since 1994.

Most of the folks in Florida were a bit luckier, as Hurricane Idalia’s impact wasn’t nearly as severe. Next up is Hurricane Lee, and while most expect the storm won’t impact major harvesting regions in the Southeast, it is worth keeping an

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has imposed sanctions on US Fresh Corp. in Bronx, NY, for violating the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act. These sanctions include barring the business and the principal operators of the business from engaging in PACA-licensed business or other activities without approval from USDA.

US Fresh failed to pay $952,319 to 38 sellers for produce that was purchased, received and accepted in interstate and foreign commerce from April 2021 to April 2022. This is in violation of the PACA. US Fresh cannot operate in the produce industry until Aug. 28, 2025, and

For the third year, Trucco  and Medrano have joined forces to help fund research for a cure to fight childhood cancer.

In recognition of National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, Trucco announced its Produce for Life 7 initiative, created in collaboration with Medrano Produce.

The campaign was launched out of support for the son of a long-time Trucco employee diagnosed with leukemia in 2019. He was just 8 years old. Today, he is in remission, thanks to the collective efforts of doctors, researchers and caregivers.

This year, Trucco has chosen to collaborate with Alex’s Lemonade Stand

Why is it that supermarket produce departments look so great at 2 p.m. and slip into an unfortunate collapse by 6 p.m.?

A shopper enters a produce department and picks up a few yellow and red peppers then suddenly places them back on the display. That same customer then handles several bunches of broccoli and puts them back. She now wants some Romaine lettuce, but the display is empty and messy. Then that shopper finally leaves without buying anything.

The customer didn’t go into the store just to browse and handle items, then walk out the door without buying anything. So, what went wrong?

Agrokasa Holdings S.A., a leading vertically integrated grower, packer and distributor of avocados, table grapes, blueberries and asparagus, along with its subsidiary Sociedad Agricola Drokasa S.A., announced Sept. 8 that it has entered into an agreement to sell 100 percent of its interest in Agrokasa to agro-industrial conglomerate Grupo HAME.

The terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Agrokasa, founded in 1995 and headquartered in Lima, is consistently ranked as one of the largest produce exporters in Peru. During the past 27 years, Agrokasa has developed operations in lca and