Owyhee Produce's U.S.-grown tearless, red, sweet onion, dubbed Wicked Sweet, is currently available as an addition to its year-round onion program. The first year kicked off strong, launching in 141 retail stores.

“The demand for tearless sweet onions is here,” said Blake Branen, chief marketing officer of Owyhee Produce. "Sweet onions in the U.S. are a popular choice for many consumers. I am proud to be part of the onion world developing the growth of this onion category. Our Wicked Sweet is a true, tearless, sweet, red onion without sacrificing flavor or quality. We love the look of this

This week marks the one-year anniversary of Save Mart Cos. recognizing and compensating its frontline store and distribution center employees with weekly hazard pay and other COVID-19 related benefits without interruption, continuing its “Employees First” commitment and prioritizing their safety and well-being.

Starting in March 2020, The Save Mart Cos. began providing weekly hazard pay for all hourly frontline employees across all three banners — Lucky/Lucky California, FoodMaxx and Save Mart — and at its distribution centers, encompassing approximately 16,000 workers in California and

As vaccinations continue to ramp up around the country, and as more and more areas of the country take steps to reopen safely, the New England Produce Council Inc. announced March 19 a couple of key changes to its 2021 schedule.

The NEPC annual golf tournament, which previously had been scheduled for Tuesday, Sept. 28, has been moved up and will now be held on Tuesday, July 20. The venue remains the same: the Indian Pond Country Club in Kingston, MA. This event is always fun for the golfers as they raise money for charity in the New England area.

"We are confident with the increasing vaccine

Del Monte Fresh Produce N.A. Inc. has today announced that it will now be able to offer its customers longer lasting avocados through a partnership with Apeel. When paired with Fresh Del Monte’s high-quality avocados, Apeel’s innovation will allow them to stay fresher two times longer, helping to reduce food waste. With an infrastructure already in place to help support growth in the category, Fresh Del Monte’s new and existing customers will now be able to partner with the brand on their Apeel application.

Derived from plants, Apeel’s edible coating doubles the shelf life of fresh produce by

Empire Co. Ltd., parent company of Sobeys, Foodland, FreshCo, Farm Boy and Voilà, has signed an agreement to purchase 51 percent of Longo’s and the Grocery Gateway e-commerce business for $357 million — based on a total enterprise value of $700 million. Longo's is a long-standing, family-built network of specialty grocery stores in the GTA of Ontario. The transaction structure allows Empire to achieve 100 percent ownership of Longo’s over time.

The transaction adds two high-quality banners to Empire’s growing grocery store and e-commerce businesses in Ontario. The company said Longo’s and

The House of Representatives approved the Farm Workforce Modernization Act by a vote of  247 to 174. This marks the second time in the last two years the House has taken action on this important legislation.

"The legislation will stabilize our current workforce and make improvements to ensure that a future workforce is available to meet the growing needs of the fresh produce industry," said Tom Stenzel, president and CEO of the United Fresh Produce Association. "The strong support for this measure would not have been possible without the leadership of Chairwoman Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) and