C.H. Robinson is paving the way for more sustainable supply chains around the world by turning decades of logistics expertise into technology and data that any company can use to reduce its carbon footprint. Today it announced:

In 2020 Enza Zaden announced the discovery of the tomato brown rugose fruit virus (ToBRFV) resistance varieties gene, a complete solution for ToBRFV. Since the announcement the company worked hard with resistant trials material achieving excellent results. “We see no symptoms at all in the plants, while the disease pressure is very high,” Oscar Lara, senior tomato product specialist, said about the first trials in Mexico.

ORLANDO, FL — The Southeast Produce Council welcomed back the fresh produce industry to Southern Exposure the first week in April, as many attendees enjoyed their first in-person event in more than a year, while other attendees participated through the SEPC's Virtual Garden platform.

JAZZ apples are joining an epic adventure thanks to an exclusive new partnership with the highly anticipated new DreamWorks Animation film, Spirit Untamed. The film, which arrives in theaters June 4, is the next chapter in DreamWorks Animation’s beloved franchise that began with the 2002 Oscar-nominated film Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron and includes an Emmy-winning TV series. 

Walmart is committing to source 100 percent of the fresh produce and floral it sells in its produce departments from suppliers that adopt integrated pest management practices. The company is imagining mornings without orange juice, summer picnics without strawberries and holiday dinners without apple pie. "Such a future is possible if we don't take collective action to begin restoring pollinator habitats around the world," said, Martin Mundo, Walmart's senior vice president, general merchandise manager, produce and global produce sourcing.

Wegmans has been named one of the 2021 Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For, according to global research and consulting firm Great Place to Work and Fortune. This year marks the 24th anniversary of the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For list. Wegmans has been on the list every year, and this year ranks No. 4. Target came in at 14, Nugget Market Inc. at 24 and Publix at 42.