The epic storytelling of Pixar Animation Studios is the inspiration for an eight-month Dole celebration of healthy living as well as the very real stories behind the millions of parents, grandparents and others now building healthier, happier families at home.

Calling upon the everyday triumphs of Pixar characters like Woody and Buzz from Toy Story, Carl from Up and the Parr Family from The Incredibles, Dole is encouraging North Americans to make their own “healthy-at-home” success stories with original, character-inspired recipes, family-friendly activities, digital downloads, fun social

With a good crop of peaches being thinned for size and quality, New Jersey growers — like most farmers — are working under new protocols to protect farm workers’ health during the virus pandemic while using stringent food safety regulations.   

“Growing peaches is a labor intensive process, said Santo John Maccherone, owner of Circle M Farms near Salem, NJ. “We strive to grow the very best peaches without cutting corners on the process of food safety and a safe environment for our workers.“

Maccherone, who farms peaches and asparagus with his son, John, is expecting a good crop of peaches

As was often the case nationally, the spring shipping season for Farmer’s Best International LLC, brought a series of new experiences. Sasha Lewton, the firm’s sales manager, said everyone at his firm is pleased that 2020’s early months are history. But now, there should be plenty of good news for the firm.

On June 4, Lewton said the third season of shipping from the company’s new farm and packinghouse in the Mexican highlands of San Luis Potosi is was well under way.

Slicer cucumber and Roma tomato shipping began about May 14. Farmer’s Best vine ripe tomatoes were first shipped from the

Target announced a $10 million commitment in addition to ongoing resources to advance social justice and support rebuilding and recovery efforts in local communities.

“Target stands with black families, communities and team members. As we face an inflection point in Minneapolis and across the country, we’re listening to our team, guests and communities, committed to using our size, scale and resources to help heal and create lasting change,” said Brian Cornell, chairman and CEO of Target.

Procurant announced the creation of a new customer innovation center and the release of Procurant Trace, a mobile, cloud-based service that enables accurate product identification, even in the harshest of packing environments.

“With this new innovation center and traceability product line added to our suite of order and task management products, Procurant is bringing together the enormous potential of a fully integrated food supply chain," said Eric Peters, CEO of Procurant. "We are excited to offer these new capabilities to our customers, and to have operations right in the heart of one of

Del Monte Fresh Produce N.A. Inc. introduced a new Can Do Done Daily campaign, which aims to highlight its dedicated workforce, who have been going above and beyond during these trying times. The new campaign, which features stories from Del Monte Fresh Produce employees in all sectors — from warehouse operations to merchandising and more — showcases the exemplary work Del Monte Fresh Produce’s staff has remained committed to executing throughout the COVID-19 outbreak, despite the challenges they have faced.

Del Monte Fresh Produce employees from across the continent were asked by the company