Pride.

That is the feeling that resonates within the walls of Roche Bros. It starts with the owners, flows through management and runs to company associates.

The past few years have been hard… on everybody. Roche Bros. has navigated the pandemic as well as any company could — and better than most. Its success can be directly attributed to the people that work for Roche Bros. and the pride they take in doing what needs to be done. It’s the kind of pride usually reserved for family.

“There is a sense of pride working for Roche Bros. I have always felt that way,” said Arthur Ackles, senior

US Foods Holding Corp. plans to open two new US Foods Chef’Store locations in Visalia, CA, and Lynchburg, VA.

The new stores will feature a wide selection of restaurant-quality products at wholesale prices, including fresh meat, produce, dairy and deli items as well as frozen seafood. Customers will also be able to shop for baking ingredients, beverages, catering essentials, janitorial supplies and other restaurant essentials, and no membership is required.

Chef’Store is a one-stop-shop for restaurant operators, food industry professionals, community groups and at-home chefs to quickly stock

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has filed an administrative complaint against R&S Export & Import Inc. and G&K Citrus LLC for alleged violations of the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act. The Florida companies allegedly failed to make payment of more than $560,000.

R&S allegedly failed to make payment promptly to eight produce sellers in the amount of $298,099 from January 2020 through April 2020. G&K Citrus allegedly failed to make payment promptly to four produce sellers in the amount of $265,700 from October 2018 through July 2020.

Both of the companies will have an opportunity to

The Canadian Produce Marketing Association, in collaboration with the Canadian Chamber of Commerce and other business leaders and organizations across Canada, signed an open letter calling on elected officials at all levels of government to end the ongoing blockades.

The fresh produce industry has experienced several challenges over the past two years including, labor shortages, supply chain disruptions, weather-related disasters, and more.

“Since the beginning of the pandemic, our industry has faced challenges that have transformed how we do business,” said CPMA President Ron Lemaire. “In

As avocado prices reached near record highs leading up to one of the biggest avocado consumption days, yesterday’s Super Bowl, the United States has temporarily suspended Mexican avocado imports. The suspension was put into place Saturday night after a U.S. plant safety inspector received a threatening phone call.

Mexico’s agricultural ministry said Saturday, “U.S. health authorities made the decision after one of their officials, who was carrying out inspections in Uruapan, Michoacan, received a threatening message on his official cellphone.”

According to those close to the situation, the

As the Super Bowl approaches, produce experts at Meijer say avocados are already the leading MVP candidate on grocery lists this year. The retailer reports that large avocados trended in December with a surprising sale surge doubling 2021 and continue to be a top grocery trend in the early months this year, with customers adding more than 1 million avocados per week to shopping carts across the Midwest.

While a surge is common for Super Bowl gatherings, confusion over how to open them or tell when they're ripe continued for many consumers. Seeing an opportunity to innovate, the retailer's