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Western Growers will honor California agricultural icon John Harris with the 2022 Award of Honor. The Award of Honor is Western Growers’ highest recognition of achievement and is given to individuals who have contributed extensively to the agricultural community.

With more than 1,700 registrants, a sold-out trade show featuring more than 150 exhibitors and a robust educational program, the 2022 Organic Produce Summit was an unmitigated success.

Goldenberry Farms unveiled its new Ramboos branded product line, offering a kid-friendly introduction to the world of tropical fruit. Ramboos are mythical creatures from “The Legend of Ramboo,” a magical place with delicious hidden fruit treasures. “Ramboos are so delicious they can instantly make you smile,” said the company. The vibrant, colorful labels and available in-store merchandising displays help to create eye-catching presentations and expand the awareness of this sweet tropica...

Eastern Propak, a cold-storage warehouse in Glassboro, NJ, with repacking and bagging capabilities, offers 9,000 pallet positions, 170,000 square feet of storage and 27 loading doors. The company is only minutes away from the major Delaware ports, providing easy access to all major hubs on the East Coast. “The Delaware River port is where we get 80 percent or more of the imports that come to this facility, said Rob Kearney, the company’s CEO.

The Diamond State Port Corp. is the state-owned authority that operates the Port of Wilmington, which is situated where the Delaware and Christina Rivers meet, about 60 miles from the Atlantic Ocean on the East Coast. The port annually produces $436 million in business revenue; and $409 million in personal income for the state and the region. It’s responsible for 5,900 jobs and generates $41 million in annual taxes.

Relief and joy were written on people's faces: After two years of enforced break due to COVID-19, over 9,000 guests from Germany, Switzerland and Austria, together with the owners of MULTIVAC, recently celebrated the 60th  birthday of the company under the motto "One World,  One MULTIVAC". The event should have taken place last year, but the pandemic put a stop to all that. “We are very happy, that the situation has normalised sufficiently to allow the celebrations to take pla...

The Organic Produce Summit kicked off July 13 with an opening reception at the Monterey Conference Center. The evening, sponsored by Starr Ranch and Divine Flavor, brought together some of the 1,400-plus attendees who will make this year's OPS the largest show in its history.

July signals the start of grape season for California’s central valley, where industry experts are seeing a promotable, high quality, stable crop, similar to 2021 in volume. April’s initial crop estimate forecast 95 million, 19-pound boxes.

Walmart has informed some of its suppliers of a new fuel surcharge that will be levied on FOB purchases starting Aug. 1. Walmart will begin charging a fee that amounts to 1.3 percent of the product invoice to suppliers that use Walmart to transport goods to the retailer’s warehouses and stores.

United Natural Foods Inc. announced a new leadership and organizational structure to sharpen the company’s focus on key operational priorities designed to better support its customers, suppliers, associates, and the planet as it continues to build the team, capabilities, and technology that are key to its Fuel the Future strategy.