Farm Fresh Direct of America, which markets potatoes, sweet potatoes and onions from its family-owned member companies, is celebrating its 25th year in business with a relaunch of its brand designed to highlight the advancements the company has made since its founding in 1999.

Cindy Adkins, director of sales for the Monte Vista, CO-based company, said FFDA began the rebranding effort around a year ago and it involves three main facets: a new look for its brand, a relaunch of its Growers Reserve label and a new website.

GrubMarket, a leading food technology company and pioneer in Enterprise AI solutions for America's food supply chain, announced the launch of AI Chatbot, an advanced AI-powered tool designed to revolutionize customer, vendor, and employee support for companies in the food supply chain industry. This innovative solution leverages cutting-edge artificial intelligence to deliver personalized, contextually relevant assistance tailored to the specific needs of food industry businesses.

Following a cross-country tour spanning 10 U.S. regions, Spice World, America’s leading provider of fresh and flavorful garlic, has compiled its followers’ favorite dishes in an eCookbook. Tens of thousands of Spice World’s dedicated customers sampled tasty regional recipes and voted on their favorites for inclusion in the online book.

Iceberg lettuce was originally known as “crisphead.” That’s because it was shipped in containers filled with ice. Then it was named “iceberg” in the early 1900s due to the icing process. Iceberg was the most popular lettuce at one time. Green leaf was also popular.

Since 2019, when the minimum wage in California was $11 per hour, wage rates have increased by 45 percent over five years, reaching the current $16 per hour. Some legislators are now proposing bills to raise the minimum wage to $18-$20.