Located in the Chelsea market area in Boston, Baldor Boston services Massachusetts’ North Shore and South Shore regions (except for Cape Cod), southern Massachusetts as far west as Worcester from Southern New Hampshire —Manchester and Portsmouth — and Rhode Island.

Its parent company, Baldor Specialty Foods in the Bronx, NY, is a leading distributor of a full line of conventional, organic and specialty foods, and it feeds the Boston facility with the same high-quality products it offers its customers further south.

Progressive Produce Corp. in Los Angeles and Mission Produce Inc. in Oxnard, CA, jointly announced that Progressive has acquired Mission's asparagus business.

The deal, which involves supplies from Mexico and includes the servicing of Mission's customers, is effective immediately and significantly increases Progressive's presence in fresh asparagus.

CRESSKILL, NJ — Kings Food Markets held a grand re-opening ceremony Oct. 25 at its location, here. The Cresskill store, the second largest of the 25 outlets located in New Jersey, New York and Connecticut, is the 10th to undergo a rebranding.

Taylor Farms in Jessup, MD, is recalling approximately 5,084 pounds of broccoli salad kit products due to concerns about possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The kits contain salad dressing in packets that are the subject of a Food & Drug Administration recall, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety & Inspection Service announced.

Ever wonder just how bananas get from tropical jungles to suburban supermarkets? It’s quite a journey as Turbana, a leading supplier of bananas and vegetables from Colombia, reveals in this video.

The California Department of Food & Agriculture is now accepting proposals for the 2014 Specialty Crop Block Grant Program designed to enhance the competitiveness of the Golden State’s specialty crops.

For purposes of this program, specialty crops are defined as fruits and vegetables, tree nuts, dried fruits, horticulture and nursery crops (including floriculture).