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Salix Fruits, a leading company in the import and export of fresh fruits, successfully completed its participation in Fruit Logistica, a leading trade show for the global fresh produce business.

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 an...

Value-added salad leader Fresh Express has contributed $500,000 to Center for Produce Safety’s current capital campaign to fund fresh produce food-safety research. In making the announcement with CPS officials, company President John P. Olivo urged the fresh produce industry to “drive together” and “never rest” in the shared quest to enhance produce safety.

Schnuck Markets Inc. has been selected as a 2022 U.S. Best Managed Company. Sponsored by Deloitte Private and The Wall Street Journal, the program recognizes outstanding U.S. private companies and the achievements of their management teams. 99 Ranch Market was the only other grocery retailer named to the list.

Since opening in 2011, the updated Philadelphia Wholesale Produce Market has wowed customers and companies alike for being the world’s largest fully enclosed, fully refrigerated wholesale produce terminal. The facility’s main building is one-quarter mile long and 686,000 square feet, bigger than 14 football fields.

The United Family donated 50,000 pounds of apples to food banks and other organizations across Texas and New Mexico as part of the Take a Bite Out of Hunger program. The donations took place throughout the last week of April. In the first 11 years of the Take a Bite Out of Hunger program, United Family stores have donated more than 540,000 pounds of apples and fed more than 167,000 families. Now in the 12th year, the company continues to add to that total.

Inline Plastics, a leading manufacturer of innovative and high-quality PET food packaging, has opened a new manufacturing plant in Gladwin, MI, at the former Cam Packaging facility. The official announcement was made last week at the company’s corporate headquarters in Shelton, CT. The Michigan facility is already up and running under its new Inline banner.

SpartanNash announced its annual fundraising campaign supporting Special Olympics athletes and State Summer Games in eight states. Participating SpartanNash stores and fuel centers will work with store guests through May 16 to raise funds and awareness for its Special Olympics partners and athletes.

Tudor Ranch specializes in growing, packaging and distributing fresh California table grapes, lemons and dates from California’s picturesque Coachella Valley. This time of year the focus on the farm is getting the word out that early-season table grapes are available. 

Tomorrow Farms announced an $8.5 million seed round. The company partners with innovative, deep tech food companies to build consumer-friendly, retail-ready, animal-free brands and products. This seed round marks the beginning of an era for Tomorrow Farms as it prepares to launch its first products, grow its internal team, build meaningful retail relationships, and court new food technology partners to help solve some of our food system's biggest problems.