Bladimir Moreno, the owner of Los Villatoros Harvesting LLC, was sentenced to nearly a decade in prison for leading a federal racketeering and forced labor conspiracy that victimized Mexican H-2A agricultural workers in the United States between 2015 and 2017.

Moreno owned, operated and managed LVH — a farm labor contracting company that brought large numbers of temporary, seasonal Mexican workers into the United States on H-2A agricultural visas — as a criminal enterprise. Moreno compelled victims to work in Florida, Kentucky, Indiana, Georgia and North Carolina, and he engaged in a pattern

Construction began today for the latest Local Bounti Corp. state-of-the-art indoor facility in Mount Pleasant, TX. To kickoff construction, Local Bounti was joined by state and local leaders for a groundbreaking ceremony.

Following the groundbreaking, the company began construction of a six-acre facility, which will leverage Local Bounti’s proprietary Stack & Flow Technology to grow and sell its indoor grown line of packaged leafy greens. Varieties include spring mix, butter lettuce, Romaine crisp, green leaf and additional blends. The facility is expected to commence operations in the fourth

A U.S. Customs Brokerage based in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas is gearing up for 2023 with a focus on customer service.

FreshConnect Services, based in Edinburg, TX, is run by Robert Macias, a licensed U.S. customs broker, and Isaac Barba, who each bring more than 15 years of experience in produce logistics.

Macias said the main focus behind FreshConnect Services is to provide customers with the highest level of service possible to ensure a fresh clearance.

“We believe it is our attention to detail and a culture that places the customer at the very center that will continue to allow

SpartanNash continues to support local food pantries across the country. It recently raised $313,000 on behalf of the SpartanNash Foundation through in-store fundraising efforts. The SpartanNash Foundation pledged additional funding to make a total donation of $400,000 to help fight food insecurity.

During the fundraisers, store guests and online shoppers were able to make quick, easy donations at checkout or through SpartanNash's Fast Lane program. Leadership teams at each SpartanNash-owned grocery store were invited to select a recipient community food pantry, so funds raised through this

Food Lion Feeds, in partnership with its customers, helped provide 5.4 million meals to help nourish neighbors through its annual Holidays Without Hunger campaign. The initiative benefits Feeding America, the nation’s largest domestic hunger-relief organization, and its 33 local Feeding America member food banks as well as hundreds of partner feeding agencies throughout Food Lion’s 10-state operating area. Food Lion Feeds was founded in 2014 by Food Lion to address food insecurity in the towns and cities it serves.

During the Holidays Without Hunger campaign, which ran Nov. 9-Dec. 24

US Foods Holding Corp. donated nearly $13 million in food and supplies, the equivalent of approximately 6 million meals or more than 265 truckloads of product, through its 2022 annual corporate hunger-relief campaigns. Since 2007, the company has donated more than 165 million pounds of food and supplies to aid community hunger-relief efforts.

“As a national foodservice distributor, US Foods is uniquely positioned to make a meaningful difference in hunger-relief efforts across the country by donating our time and resources,” said David Works, executive vice president and chief human resources