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ShopRite, Price Rite Marketplace and The Fresh Grocer will host job fairs to fill a variety of positions at their grocery stores as part of a cooperative-wide effort by Wakefern. Candidates looking for career opportunities and valuable experience in retail, management, customer service and business are encouraged to visit the retailers' stores on Thursday, May 19 to speak with a hiring representative on the spot.  

Zespri’s first-ever charter vessel to the U.S. arrived in the port of Los Angeles on May 9, delivering SunGold kiwifruit to meet growing consumer demand. This shipment kicks off another anticipated season as more and more consumers look for delicious and nutritious options to add to their basket.

J&K Fresh, a division of 721 Logistics, specializes in providing customs brokerage services to importers of fresh produce, working with various government agencies assisting produce importers in navigating through the multi-layered clearance process. The process requires pertinent and current knowledge of CBP border security, customs entry, agriculture quarantine, food and drug including bioterrorism and food safety, and coordination with the inspection facilities and logistic providers.

Naturipe, one of the world’s largest producers of fresh berries, announced the beginning of the organic blueberry peak with large volumes available now through June. Organic volumes are perfectly timed with the temporary slowdown in conventional production that is projected later this month.

On Saturday, May 14, the California Avocado Commission hosted an open house — or rather open grove — at Rancho Santo Thomas, owned and farmed by Mike Sanders and his son-in-law Chris Ambuul in Valley Center, CA. Attendees were educated on various aspects of avocado farming, including the grafting of avocado cultivars on various rootstocks, sustainable cultural practices, canopy management and avocado picking, as well as tips and tricks for avocado preparation.

As the global population steadily marches toward a predicted 9 billion by 2050, there is genuine concern about the ability to feed everyone, especially with resources already being stretched thin and available farmland giving way to development. While producing more food could prove to be a challenge, drastically reducing food waste may indeed be the more viable solution, and the founder of a nascent digital transportation platform believes his system can lead the way.

A unique opportunity to keep shelves stocked with high-quality Mexican avocados has arrived, thanks to the addition of AvoWorks to the Oppy-Eco Farms go-to-market strategy.

United Natural Foods Inc. expanded its relationship with Too Good To Go, an innovative food waste reduction app and one of the largest business-to-consumer marketplaces for surplus food. What began as a pilot program in UNFI’s Atlantic region has become one of the fastest growing solutions offered by UNFI Professional Services, with the number of retailers offering the program nearly doubling after the first year.

Maui Fresh International, a wholesaler and distributor of fruits and vegetables for local and national customers since 2004, announced summer plans to ensure it has access to the quantity and quality of produce needed to fulfill customer demands. The company’s connections with growers across the globe position it well to maintain a steady supply despite higher costs and tight labor markets impacting growers. It also plans to add another staffing shift and continued enhancements to equipment an...

With nearly 50 years of experience in the produce business, Collotti & Sons has been a staple of the Philadelphia produce scene. Operating two units in the Philadelphia Wholesale Produce Market, the company deals in a variety of the finest produce, such as berries, carrots, cauliflower, leaf lettuce, celery, spinach, potatoes, broccoli, onions and more, including a wide variety of organic offerings.