In the last month, Food Lion Feeds has helped to provide the equivalent of more than 4.5 million meals, in partnership with its customers, as part of its annual “Holidays Without Hunger” campaign. Through the campaign, customers purchased nearly 790,000 specially-marked, prepacked "Holidays Without Hunger" food boxes for $5, which were then donated to local feeding organizations near each of Food Lion’s more than 1,000 stores.

Additionally, customers made cash donations totaling more than $100,000 in addition to Food Lion’s $100,000 contribution, which was donated to Feeding America to help

Dan Duda, CEO and former president of Duda Farm Fresh Foods, will retire after 40 years from the six-generation family-owned company effective Dec. 31. Dan’s brother and fourth-generation family member, Sammy Duda, will continue to lead Duda Farm Fresh Foods as president.

During Dan’s tenure, Duda Farm Fresh Foods transitioned from a commodity business to a well-known consumer brand with value-added operations that have gained exceptional growth. The Dandy brand has more than doubled in market penetration, with 80 percent market share in retail fresh-cut celery.

“As I reflect on the past 40

U.S. Customs & Border Protection, Office of Field Operations at the Pharr International Bridge cargo facility struck a blow on narcotics smuggling organizations with the seizure of $37 million worth of alleged methamphetamine discovered in a commercial shipment of fresh tomatoes.

“This interception of methamphetamines is certainly on the list of the more significant drug seizures for the Port of Hidalgo/Pharr/Anzalduas and will definitely impact this type of illicit activity,” said Port Director Carlos Rodriguez.

On Dec. 19, a CBP officer at the Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge cargo

Keystone Fruit Marketing was founded in 1977 and is proud of the fact that apples were the first commodity that it sold. In fact, El Vista Orchards in Fairfield, PA shipped its first load of apples and the company is still shipping its apples today. 

“Winter apples make up about 40 percent of Keystone’s Eastern apple sales,” said Lisa Fetterhoff, director of operations for the Greencastle, PA-based company. “It is important to have consistent supplies of fresh apples for our valued customers. As the calendar changes to January and people are more focused on healthy eating, apples are an

ShopRite has joined a partnership with the US Department of Health and Human Services and Centers for Disease Control to ensure Americans have access to the COVID-19 vaccine once it becomes available.

“We’re proud to take part in this groundbreaking public health campaign, which could significantly reduce the spread of COVID-19,” said Jeffrey Mondelli, RPh, Vice President of Pharmacy, Health & Beauty at Wakefern Food Corp., the logistics, distribution and merchandising arm for ShopRite stores. “The federal program is aiming to mass immunize the population throughout the spring of 2021, and

Farmstead, an online grocer offering fresh, high-quality groceries, delivered for free, announced its fourth major city: Nashville, TN. The company’s customer base has grown by double-digits, month over month, throughout 2020, and it is planning to expand to at least 14 more markets in 2021.

Farmstead will bring its online grocery service to Nashville in late Q1 2021. The waitlist for service opens today and is limited to the first 1,000 people.

Farmstead got its start in the hyper-competitive San Francisco Bay area and is now live in North Carolina as well. It leverages proprietary AI