Taylor Farms is a family-owned-and-operated company that specializes in supplying salads, fresh-cut vegetables and healthy fresh foods to the foodservice, retail produce and retail deli segments of the fresh business.

The Salinas, CA-based company has launched four new chopped kits — Dill Pickle, Everything, Strawberry Rosé and Thai Chili Mango; added a Caesar Chopped Kit to its Family Size Kits; added a Chicken Chopped Salad Kit, Avocado with Grilled Chicken; and created a new Vegetable Tray with Everything Flavor Ranch Dip and two new Vegetable Kit flavors, Lemon Pesto and Southwest.

“Our

During the Idaho Potato Commission’s October meeting three new commissioners representing the grower sector of the industry were sworn in: Ron Ambrose of Four Ace Farms in Wendell; Mark Darrington of Big D Farms in Declo; and Eric Jemmett of J&S Farms in Parma. Each serve a three-year term. Todd Cornelison of High Country Potatoes and Brett Jensen of Brett Jensen Farms were appointed chairman and vice chairman, respectively.   

“Growers are the backbone of the Idaho potato industry and I’m pleased to welcome Ron, Mark and Eric, all growers to the Idaho Potato Commission. With close to 100

As Schnucks continues to expand its convenience offerings for customers, Schnuck Markets Inc., in partnership with Instacart, will now offer Curbside Pickup at 10 additional locations in the St. Louis area. These new additions bring the total number of Schnucks stores offering Curbside Pickup to 70.

“With Curbside Pickup, Schnucks customers can receive their groceries quickly without having to  leave their vehicles,” said Schnucks E-Commerce Manager Karin Goldkamp. “This is especially important during the COVID-19 pandemic when many customers, especially those that are high-risk, are taking

Bard Valley Date Growers was formed from various Medjool Growers in the Bard Valley area who wanted to come together and establish consistent growing practices that were industry leading to set themselves apart from others in California.

The goal was to establish industry-leading quality and safety practices and to pool resources to make a greater impact in the community.  

The company offers Medjool dates under its Natural Delights brand, all grown on 4,000 acres on the California and Arizona sides of the Colorado River. 

“We just wrapped up our 2020 harvest, and everything went very

BCfresh is the latest customer to pick up the food safety mantle and join iTrade’s iTracefresh program. As a leading global provider of supply chain software for the food and beverage industry, iTrade is pioneering efforts to build the world’s safest and most comprehensive global food supply chain. To underline its commitment to guaranteeing the safety of our food, iTrade had previously offered the iTracefresh traceability suite to any supplier’s, or indeed any buyer’s, entire supplier portfolio for the first year free of charge to remove all barriers to adoption.

“At BCfresh, we pride

Unifrutti Group, one of the leading global players in the production, marketing and distribution of high-quality fresh fruit, has acquired a 92 percent stake in Oranfrizer, Italy’s leading producer of blood oranges, sold as fruit or in juice.

Oranfrizer supplies markets worldwide, including Japan, China, the United States and the European Union and it generated $55.55 million in revenues in FY 2019.

This transaction expands Unifrutti’s portfolio with globally recognized, best-in-class products made exclusively in Italy. Oranfrizer maintains strong brand and product recognition and has