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United Fresh will celebrate nine of the country's most innovative chefs and foodservice professionals representing an array of culinary styles and backgrounds this July during the PMA Foodservice Conference & Expo in Monterey, CA, as part of the United Fresh Produce Excellence in Foodservice Award Program, sponsored by FreshEdge.

Chefs and foodservice pros honored at PMA Foodservice conference United Fresh will celebrate nine of the countrys most innovative chefs and foodservice professionals this July during the PMA Foodservice Conference & Expo in Monterey, CA as part of the United Fresh Produce Excellence in Foodservice Award Program, sponsored by FreshEdge™. The program honors chefs and their companies for their creativity in highlighting fresh produce on their menus, introducing diners to new flavors and presenti...

Corn Finds New Highs as Rainfall Misses Dry Areas Corn for July delivery rose 1.7% to $7.31 1/2 a bushel, its highest close since March 2013, on the Chicago Board of Trade Friday as U.S. rainfall this weekend may come up short in quenching the driest crop areas. Soybeans for July delivery rose 1.3% to $15.98 a bushel, its highest close since September 2012. Wheat for July delivery rose 1.3% to $7.63 1/4 a bushel, its highest close since February 2013. Rainfall hitting the U.S. Midwest t...

Winners of 2021 Produce Excellence in Foodservice announced United Fresh is proud to announce nine of the countrys most innovative chefs and foodservice professionals representing an array of culinary styles and backgrounds will be honored this June during the United Fresh 2021 Convention & Expo as part of the United Fresh Produce Excellence in Foodservice Award Program. The program is sponsored by FreshEdge™. The program honors chefs and their companies for their creativity in highlighting f...

FreshEdge opens satellite facility in Columbus, Ohio On January 1, 2021, FreshEdge opened a new satellite facility in Columbus, Ohio. The addition of this facility increases FreshEdge’s geographic coverage for current and future customers in Ohio, Western Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. This new facility is 11,550 square feet, consisting of refrigerated, freezer, and dry space as well as five dock doors. This centrally located facility supports FreshEdge’s expanding reach of delivering fr...

Leonardo’s Produce Joins FreshEdge Leonardo’s Produce Joins FreshEdge Leonardos Produce (Leonardos), a distributor of fresh produce and specialty products, joined FreshEdge, a family of produce and specialty food companies backed by Rotunda Capital Partners, further diversifying the groups combined customer base and increasing its breadth and depth of service offerings in Michigan and Ohio. Leonardos joins a growing family that includes Piazza Produce & Specialty Foods, Indianapolis Fruit,...