Food Lion has a history of supporting communities and has helped to provide more than 18.3 million meals with the support of its customers through its sixth annual Food Lion Feeds orange bag campaign. By providing access to nutritious food through this initiative, the collective effort helps address food insecurity and nourish neighbors who are experiencing hunger.

International Fresh Produce Association President and CEO Cathy Burns has had a career of breaking through the glass ceiling, but she faced biases along the way and believes headwinds still exist for women.

Viva Fresh has become one of the more important — and popular — events in the produce industry, drawing attendees from throughout the United States and Latin America that are seeking out new business opportunities.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has imposed sanctions on four produce businesses for failing to meet contractual obligations to the sellers of produce they purchased and failing to pay reparation awards issued under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act. These sanctions include suspending the businesses’ PACA licenses and barring the principal operators of the businesses from engaging in PACA-licensed business or other activities without approval from USDA.

The following businesses and individuals are currently restricted from operating in the produce industry:

The Fresh CrEd expanded its program to address the needs of today’s evolving produce industry, according to co-hosts Craig Slate and Ed Bertaud and their team. 

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has filed an administrative complaint against Safeway Fresh Foods LLC for alleged violations of the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act. The company, operating from New Jersey, allegedly failed to make payment promptly to 13 produce sellers in the amount of $3.86 million from October 2021 through July 2023.