The third-party logistics arm of Oppy is celebrating three decades delivering goods from around the world to its retail and foodservice partners.

Originally established in 1992 as David Oppenheimer Transport and rebranded to Oppy Transport in 2016, in recent years, the company not only contracts with carrier partners on fruit and vegetable transportation but moves both dry and temperature-controlled freight too.

“It’s been an evolution over 30 years to develop Oppy Transport into the premier logistics choice for any industry,” said Executive Director of Operations and Logistics Stewart

Courchesne Larose Ltd., a leader in the Canadian fresh fruit and vegetable industry, announced a significant investment in its share capital by Sagard Private Equity Canada to accelerate its expansion and remain ahead of the curve.

In conjunction with the shareholders of the third and fourth generations of the Routhier Monette family, as well as the management team at the Courchesne Larose Group, Sagard PE is joined in the investment by Fondaction and Roynat Equity Partners. The Courchesne Larose Group includes Aliments Bercy, Krops Imports, Marcan Packaging, Dynapro Transport, Maroc Fruit

The U.S. Department of Agriculture imposed sanctions on EasyPeasy LLC for failing to meet contractual obligations to the seller of produce they purchased and failing to pay a reparation award issued under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act. These sanctions include suspending the business’s PACA license and barring the principal operator of the business from engaging in PACA-licensed business or other activities without approval from USDA.

Salem, OR-based EasyPeasy is currently restricted from operating in the produce industry for failing to pay a $13,107 award in favor of an Oregon

On Nov. 15 the FDA released the Final Rule on FSMA Section 204, which contains the long-awaited regulations on record keeping for products on the Food Traceability List.

For those already doing case traceability (PTI), you are half-way there. The new additional information requirements include the introduction of Critical Tracking Events and corresponding Key Data Elements, and the need for a written Traceability Plan. The high-level summary is below with details available on the FDA website under FSMA.

The Critical Tracking Events for produce include the following:

• Harvesting: “

Meijer has partnered with Uber Technologies to offer on-demand and scheduled grocery delivery to customers across the Midwest, solidifying Uber Eats' national expansion of grocery selection for consumers across Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio and Wisconsin.

Nearly 250 Meijer locations will be available to shop through Uber and Uber Eats. This holiday season, customers will be able to order their favorite Meijer must-haves right to their doorsteps. Meijer locations will be featured stores throughout the Uber Eats app this season and will be included in Uber's Holiday Shop — a one

WP Rawl, a grower, processor and shipper of leafy greens, became a major sponsor of two annual wreath-laying ceremonies honoring fallen U.S. veterans on National Wreaths Across America Day this year.

WP Rawl donates the use of its trucks, trailers, fuel and drivers to pick up loads of hand-made wreaths in Columbia Falls, ME, to be delivered to national cemeteries in their home state of South Carolina for the annual wreath laying ceremonies. A dedicated team of WP Rawl drivers who are all military veterans picked up and deliver these loads. The company's trucks are easily identified as Wreaths