Uber Technologies Inc. announced its support of grocery partner Albertsons Cos. Inc.’s Nourishing Neighbors program to give 100,000 meals to families in need this Thanksgiving. The donation will be distributed through the Albertsons Companies Foundation and provided to local charities that will use the money to fund healthy meals for children in need during the holiday season and connect families to federal programs.

This charitable donation is a result of the successful partnership to ensure that Albertsons Cos and Uber are able to meet and serve their customers. This month the two companies

This Thanksgiving, Brighter Bites acknowledged and thanked its many partners who make its programming a success for the 30,000 families served in cities across the country, including Houston, Dallas, Austin, New York City, Washington, DC, southwest Florida, and Salinas, CA.

Since January 2021, the nonprofit has distributed nearly 4 million pounds of fresh produce, much of which was donated from industry partners excited and eager to get their fruits and vegetables into the hands of families in under-resourced communities. In the elementary schools in which Brighter Bites serves, approximately

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has filed an administrative complaint against American Fruit & Produce Corp. for alleged violations of the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act. The company, operating from Florida, allegedly failed to make payment promptly to 21 produce sellers in the amount of $667,214 from March 2019 through January 2021.

American Fruit & Produce Corp. will have an opportunity to request a hearing. Should USDA find that the company committed repeated and flagrant violations, it would be barred from the produce industry as a licensee for three years, or two years with

BrightFarms Inc., which has six commercial, indoor farms across the East Coast and Midwest, made two big moves this summer that point to continued growth and a bright future.

In July, the company announced the acquisition of lef Farms, an indoor growing operation in Loudon, NH, and its plans to expand that one-acre farm to a 14-acre operation and hub for the region. In August, Cox Enterprises, which held a majority stake in the company, announced the acquisition of BrightFarms.

Recently, Chief Commercial Officer Abby Prior told The Produce News that the lēf  Farms acquisition expands the

It’s amazing how production costs have become absurd. It costs about 1.75 cents to manufacture a penny, more than seven cents to make a nickel.

Inflation is running wild. Costs are rising. Grocers are feeling it and in turn consumers are feeling it — and they don’t like that.

I can imagine the weekly sales meetings; I’ve been there often enough. Everybody gets into the act on pricing, particularly district operating managers who always seem to have their eyes on produce.

A district manager who knows very little about produce will frequently challenge the price of lettuce, bananas, berries

The Canadian province of British Columbia has endured a once-in-500-years flood event, which destroyed roadways, cut off railways and washed away bridges, not to mention the massive property damage.

The flooding has negatively affected many British Columbia produce companies. In a show of support, Canadian Produce Marketing Association President Ron Lemaire sent a letter to CPMA members. In it he said, “CPMA is actively engaged with the federal and provincial governments and allied association partners, including through the AAFC Roundtable and crisis management group, BC Emergency Management