ShopRite, Price Rite Marketplace and The Fresh Grocer will host job fairs to fill a variety of positions at their grocery stores as part of a cooperative-wide effort by Wakefern. Candidates looking for career opportunities and valuable experience in retail, management, customer service and business are encouraged to visit the retailers' stores on Thursday, May 19 to speak with a hiring representative on the spot.
 

J&K Fresh, a division of 721 Logistics, specializes in providing customs brokerage services to importers of fresh produce, working with various government agencies assisting produce importers in navigating through the multi-layered clearance process.

The process requires pertinent and current knowledge of CBP border security, customs entry, agriculture quarantine, food and drug including bioterrorism and food safety, and coordination with the inspection facilities and logistic providers.

The Fresh Produce & Floral Council, in conjunction with Brighter Bites, held an FPFC Volunteer Day in Salinas, CA, on Tuesday, May 10, during which 350 boxes of fresh fruits and vegetables were boxed and delivered to children and their parents at a local elementary school. The following day, the FPFC held a luncheon in Northern California for the first time in two years.

Naturipe, one of the world’s largest producers of fresh berries, announced the beginning of the organic blueberry peak with large volumes available now through June. Organic volumes are perfectly timed with the temporary slowdown in conventional production that is projected later this month.

As the global population steadily marches toward a predicted 9 billion by 2050, there is genuine concern about the ability to feed everyone, especially with resources already being stretched thin and available farmland giving way to development.

While producing more food could prove to be a challenge, drastically reducing food waste may indeed be the more viable solution, and the founder of a nascent digital transportation platform believes his system can lead the way.

Zespri’s first-ever charter vessel to the U.S. arrived in the port of Los Angeles on May 9, delivering SunGold kiwifruit to meet growing consumer demand. This shipment kicks off another anticipated season as more and more consumers look for delicious and nutritious options to add to their basket.