U.S. Customs & Border Protection Office of Field Operations Area Port of Sweetgrass seized 69.5 pounds of cocaine worth approximately $850,000 from a commercial produce shipment.

While conducting outbound operations, CBP officers assigned to the Sweetgrass Port of Entry encountered a commercial truck operated by a female Canadian citizen. The trailer contained a commercial load of watermelons and peppers destined for Canada. Officers referred the truck for further inspection.

During an in-depth inspection of the truck and trailer, CBP officers discovered bags concealed within the cargo

BDA/Dorot Farm is relaunching its Rainbow Carrots after the pandemic, when restaurant and foodservice providers reopen. "We are very excited to expand our product line of fresh and sweet Rainbow Carrots direct from our farm to the North American region," the company said in a statement.

“The new Rainbow Carrots are the answer to the current culinary trends in the markets. They are a unique product with different colors and tastes, perfect for high end restaurant chefs’ cooking and garnishing. We always comply with the innovations around the world,” said Ami Ben-Dror, CEO of BDA/Dorot Farm.

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Taylor Farms introduced a new line of salad kits that encompasses classic favorites and exciting spins on illustrious staples: Cheesy Ranch, Everyday Italian, Raspberry Crisp, Mexican Style Caesar, Everyday Caesar and Ultimate Caesar. 

Whole-leaf kits (non-chopped) are a growing subsegment in the value-added salad category with $616 million in sales annually and the second-largest contributor to category dollar growth in the last 26 weeks.

Beginning in late July, Taylor Farms further expanded its bagged salad kit offering with availability nationwide in both the US and Canada:

• Cheesy

Jazz apples and DreamWorks Animation teamed up for a wildly successful partnership this past spring with the cross promotion of the release of the film Spirit Untamed. The result was an unprecedented sales surge for Jazz thanks to a strong in-store and online presence.

Jazz apples jumped numerous positions in the Total Apple sales ranking by category, with an outstanding 19.7 percent growth in dollar sales and 18.6 percent growth in volume for the 24-week period ending June 19. There was also an impressive increase of distribution with an additional 110 retail locations signed up to sell Jazz

Tops Friendly Markets expanded its EBT Payment option for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program customers allowing for the ease of shopping online with Instacart. SNAP shoppers can now pay for their same-day pickup or delivery orders with their EBT card while shopping online at Tops that partner with Instacart in Pennsylvania and Vermont.

Tops offers Instacart services at 16 locations between the two states. This announcement comes on the heels of the recent announcement of the program’s launch in New York State where SNAP online is available at 126 Tops locations.

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United With Earth considers itself the most innovative company in the dates industry.

“We have noticed that we have become the trendsetter,” said Daryoush Davidi, founder of the Berkeley, CA-based company, which employs a host of renewable and environmentally friendly growing practices and is a proud member of California Certified Organic Farmers.

One such trend was pairing its product line with walnuts, creating a “super fruit snack pack.”

“We have the most unique product line, as we not only supply dates, but also figs, and we are starting to see other date companies marketing figs as