Dole Food Co.'s organic Fair Trade Certified pineapples were named a winner in Good Housekeeping’s 2024 Sustainable Innovation Awards.

The pineapples are grown year-around in Costa Rica according to strict social, environmental and economic standards. Growers receive a fair price for their fruit, and farmworkers are granted an additional dividend with every purchase to invest back in their local communities and businesses as they see fit.

Giorgio Fresh Co., has a long-standing tradition of growing high-quality mushrooms to fit customers’ needs. With years of experience behind its name, Giorgio Fresh knows what it takes to be a success in the mushroom industry.

The company is excited to be headed to Southeast Produce Council’s Southern Exposure again this year, where it will be exhibiting at booth No. 710, and introducing its new Savory Sauté kits.

A Fresh Thyme Market store manager has been charged with embezzlement and using a computer to commit a crime for allegedly stealing at least $750,000 from one of the retailer's stores over the course of about a year.

Zespri has released its final forecast for the 2023-24 season with record per-tray returns forecast for green, organic green, SunGold and RubyRed kiwifruit.

The February forecast has green at a record $9.44 per tray, significantly up from last season’s final Orchard Gate Return of $5.78 per tray.

Forecast SunGold kiwi returns are also at a record level of $12.62 per tray, well above last season’s final OGR of $9.97, while organic SunGold kiwi is at $14.21.

Grupo Alta, the principal grower and agricultural leader of Divine Flavor, hosted La Escuela de Asociados, a two-day social event for all its farm workers in preparation for the upcoming season at its Don Mario vineyard in Jalisco, a location strategic for company’s grape program in the spring.

ZAG Technical Services, an award-winning IT consulting firm, specializing in information technology, cybersecurity and data analytics in the ag and food and beverage industries, is speaking on an expert panel at the AgSafe ACTIVATE24 annual conference in Monterey, CA.