The U.S. Department of Agriculture has imposed sanctions on Wayne Bailey Inc. in Chadbourn, NC, for violating the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act. These sanctions include barring the business and the principal operators of the business from engaging in PACA-licensed business or other activities without approval from USDA.

Schnuck Markets Inc. announced Ted Schnuck has been named the company’s vice president of fresh, leading strategy development and execution for fresh food categories including produce, floral,meat, seafood, bakery as well as deli and prepared foods. This assignment will also result in Schnuck joining the company’s strategy team, the 10-member team of executives tasked with leading the overall direction and execution of the company.

Thousands of farmers and activists across six continents will come together at the Oxford Real Farming Conference (ORFC Global) on Jan. 7 to show that small-scale farming can fix the climate and ecological crisis.

ORFC Global delegates, including representatives of indigenous communities from the Amazon to Alaska, are pushing for food, farming and nature to be at the top of the COP26 agenda this November. 

Helping retailers leverage data for better category management is an important mission for the Idaho Potato Commission in any year. In 2020, that mission became even more essential as retailers encountered the ups and downs of the new pandemic-driven marketplace.

Hy-Vee Inc. launched a virtual dietitian services platform, Healthie, as another way to connect with its customers during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond.

The National Mango Board is currently seeking nominations for six board member positions to serve three-year terms beginning January 2022. The positions currently open are: two District 1 importers, two foreign producers, one domestic producer, and one first handler.