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To set itself up as a leading supplier of Mexico-grown avocados to the United States and handle its increasing supplies, La Bonanza Avocados, which is headquartered in Urupan, Michoacan, has expanded its fleet of trucks delivering avocados to the United States. “Efficiency is important to delivering product to the border,” said Gabriel Villasenor, owner of the company. “We have recently added two additional semi-tractor trailers and three bobtails to our growing fleet.”

Over the last several months, Delta Fresh Sales, based in Nogales, AZ, has made multiple strategic moves to position itself for a new era of growth. Additions to product volumes, commodity mix and producing areas are all slated for this coming season and for year-round production on all its major commodities.

An E. coli outbreak has sickened at least 37 people across four states. While the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention said a specific food has yet to be confirmed as the source of this outbreak, many sick people reported eating sandwiches with Romaine lettuce at Wendy’s restaurants in Michigan, Ohio and Pennsylvania before getting sick. In addition to the aforementioned states, one person in Indiana reported the illness. Based on this information, Wendy’s said it is pulling lettuce...

As Kurt Zuhlke prepares for this year’s New England Produce Council Produce, Floral and Foodservice Expo, he’s planning on meeting with customers and friends in the produce industry. He’s also hopeful that attendance is higher than last year’s event, which was still affected by COVID-19. “It’s an opportunity to meet with some of the people at retail and let them know what’s out there, some of the new packaging that’s coming out,” said Zuhlke, whose company is headquartered in E...

A new trend is evident, particularly with natural products such as fruit and vegetables: Packaging and labeling has to be very sustainable nowadays — and also secure. Rethinking is the new creed. In addition to its groundbreaking concept of full wrap, MULTIVAC Marking & Inspection now offers two more high-quality and sustainable labeling solutions for fresh produce trays: Top Wrap and Top Close.

Grupo Los Cerritos, which was founded in 2001, is dedicated to the production of berries and avocados. The company was started in Michoacan, but the group expanded production into the state of Jalisco with avocado groves. With Jalisco now approved for shipments of avocados into the United States from certified groves and packinghouses, Grupo Los Cerritos (GLC) is well positioned for continued growth.

California Almonds partnered with Marvel Studios in this summer’s blockbuster Thor: Love and Thunder. Emily Fleischmann, vice president of global market development at the Almond Board of California, told The Produce News about the unique partnership and elevation of California Almonds through their organic synergy.

The main players in the export and import sectors are working in a coordinated manner to identify effective solutions to the logistic issues that have driven up food prices worldwide and severely affected Chile and its global trade partners. Important progress has already been made, as meetings have been held with the ministries of transportation and economy.

As Del Rey Avocado Co. President Patrick Lucy surveyed the avocado landscape in early August, the company was sourcing product from five distinct regions. But soon that will dwindle down to just two regions —  both in Mexico.

Southeastern Grocers Inc., parent company and home of Fresco y Más, Harveys Supermarket and Winn-Dixie grocery stores, announced its commitment to protect the health of the world’s essential pollinator populations and do its part to ensure food security for future generations.