Windset Farms reintroduced Living Organic Basil to its extensive line of greenhouse-grown products. With vibrant green leaves and strong aromatics and flavor, this herb has become a summer staple for the company.

Living Organic Basil is 100 percent organically grown in British Columbia and is Certified Canada Organic. This is the fifth year Windset Farms has grown this fan favorite.

“The return of Living Organic Basil really signifies the start of summer for us here at Windset,” said Vice President of Sales and Operations Jeff Madu. “This really is a premium product. It’s organically grown

This morning Grubhub employees received an email from CEO Howard Migdal, letting them know that the company would be laying off about 15 percent of employees. Migdal, who joined Grubhub in March, said the cuts would affect approximately 400 employees.

"There is no doubt whatsoever that we have a solid foundation in place and an immense opportunity ahead of us — but it is also clear that we need to make some tough decisions in order to maintain our competitiveness, deliver the best possible service for diners and our other partners, and be successful for the long-term," said Migdal.

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The FDA Final Rule on FSMA Section 204 published in November 2022 adds the requirement to capture and record Critical Tracking Events or CTE’s, which the FDA defines as an event in the food supply chain involving the harvesting, pre-packing cooling and initial packing of a Raw Agricultural Commodity “not obtained from a fishing vessel, shipping, receiving, or transformation of the food.”

Previously we looked at the overall CTE requirements and explored harvesting, cooling and Initial packing CTE’s. Today we explore Transformations and the associated Key Data Elements (KDEs) for that event.

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For the past few years, the Southeast Produce Council has been the Title Sponsor of Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta’s Strong4Life Superhero Sprint. SEPC member companies donated and transported over 12,000 pounds of nutritious fruits and vegetables to share with race participants and their families who welcomed the generous offering with gratitude.

Reinforcing its SEPC Cares initiative, SEPC member volunteers joined the CHOA team once again on Saturday, June 3, at Piedmont Park to distribute fresh produce to event attendees, benefiting their Strong4Life program, which helps Georgia families

Hy-Vee Inc. will host its Best of Local Brands Summit in August to expand and enhance the product offerings at its more than 285 retail stores in Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, South Dakota and Wisconsin. Since the Best of Local Brands summits began in early 2021, more than 125 new brands have been selected and are available to Hy-Vee customers.

The summit will consist of 15- to 30-minute virtual presentations from selected suppliers and will take place Wednesday, Aug. 2.

Hy-Vee will accept submissions for its Best of Local Brands Summit online starting Monday, June

Alpine Fresh recently broke ground on its new state-of-the-art facility. The Miami-headquartered company acquired eight acres of land in Sweetwater, FL. The land will house the new five-star cold storage facility with a category five structure and sustainable features that will support their expanding operations and programs.

"This building is going to be unlike any other building in south Florida," said Jose Sanchez, president of Alpine Fresh.
Co-founders Walter Yager and Jose Sanchez shared the moment with their Miami-based employees and some close family and friends.

"We're so excited for