With a commitment to nourishing neighbors, Food Lion Feeds is donating $250,000 to support hunger relief initiatives provided by Meals on Wheels America, bringing the total investment to $1 million since 2022.

Significant advancements have been made in the ongoing partnership between Sprouts Farmers Market, one of the fastest-growing specialty retailers in the United States and IFCO, a global leader in Reusable Packaging Containers. This collaboration underscores both companies’ commitment to sustainability and innovation in supply chain logistics. 

The International Fresh Produce Association's 2024 Global Produce & Floral Show has taken over Atlanta, and things got kicked off yesterday with IFPA CEO Cathy Burns' State of the Industry address, which was followed by educational sessions. In the evening friends and colleagues gathered at the Georgia Aquarium to celebrate at the event's welcome reception.

During the State of the Industry keynote session at the International Fresh Produce Association’s Global Produce & Floral Show, IFPA CEO Cathy Burns revealed the association has been granted observer status to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, thereby allowing IFPA to represent the fresh produce and floral community in climate negotiations.

J&C Tropicals announced its greenhouse gas emissions reduction target as part of the company’s long-term commitment to sustainability. Using 2023 as the baseline year, J&C Tropicals has pledged to reduce its Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 50 percent by the year 2030.

Little Leaf Farms, the country's No.1 brand of packaged lettuce sustainably grown through controlled environment agriculture, announced further expansion at its McAdoo, Pennsylvania campus, with the recent opening of its third greenhouse at the site and the groundbreaking of an adjacent fourth greenhouse.