The Wonderful Company, which is dedicated to harvesting health around the world, has chosen its first 15 nonprofit organizations and schools in California’s Central Valley, including its largest grantees, the California Farmworker Foundation, the Boys & Girls Clubs of Fresno County, and California State University, Bakersfield, to receive funding from its COVID-19 relief fund. The special fund is part of the Wonderful Community Grants program.

The skies were blue, the temperature an ideal mid-70s and people were happy to gather together again as a council. Postponed from the original date of June 6, the EPC hosted its 45th annual Sal Zacchia, Phil LaRocca and Pete Piastra Memorial Golf Outing at Fox Hollow Golf Club in Branchburg, NJ, on Saturday, Sept. 12.  

When summer arrives, so does Stemilt’s premium summer fruit. Stemilt started packing and shipping apricots last week, with their Artisan Organics peaches and nectarines coming in mid-July. Stemilt’s peaches and nectarines are all-organic and offer retailers a chance to build both the summer fruit and organic categories.

For 30 years, Sensitech Inc. has helped leading companies in the food, pharmaceutical, industrial and consumer goods segments deliver higher-quality products, ensure consumer safety, comply with rigorous regulatory requirements, protect brand equity, and increase profitability. Today, Sensitech builds on this legacy with the announcement of a new state-of-the-art, end-to-end, real-time in-transit visibility solution — the SensiWatch Platform.

It’s an understatement to say that this is has been a most unusual year. But even with all of the upheaval and concern, there is a certain comfort to be taken from the regular routine of nature, from the welcome emergence of favorite and familiar flowers to the sheer enjoyment of the first fruits of the season. I swear one of the best strawberries I ever ate came from the first in-season quart I bought in May.

The FDA, along with CDC and state and local partners are investigating a multistate outbreak of Cyclospora infections potentially linked to ALDI, Hy-Vee and Jewel-Osco grocery store brand “garden salads” containing iceberg lettuce, red cabbage, and carrots. To date there have been a total of 76 illnesses and 16 hospitalizations.