NatureSweet Adds Joint Venture to Support Rapid Growth

October 13, 2021 NatureSweet

NatureSweet is expanding its operations through a joint venture with Ganfer, the premier high technology greenhouse grower in Mexico, strengthening its position as the largest vertically integrated source of greenhouse-grown produce in North America. The joint venture will immediately add over 200 acres to the more than 1,200 acres already owned by NatureSweet, allowing the company to accelerate its growing capacity.

C.H. Robinson Announces Carrier of the Year Award Winners with Celebration and Donation in Their Honor

October 13, 2021 C.H. Robinson

Global logistics company, C.H. Robinson, today, revealed the names of 17 carriers honored with the 2021 C.H. Robinson Carrier of the Year Award. The carriers presented with this surface transportation-focused award are chosen from the company’s unmatched network of 73,000 contract carriers. Winners are honored with a C.H. Robinson-hosted celebration and exclusive prizes.

Urgent Bean and Soy Sprout Voluntary Recall

October 13, 2021 FDA

Fullei Fresh is voluntarily recalling Bean Sprouts and Soy Sprouts as a precaution due to possible exposure to listeria monocytogenes. Affected lots are numbered consecutively between 251 and 271. They were harvested and shipped to distributors between September 14 and October 5, 2021. Both conventional and organic bean sprouts as well as soy sprouts are voluntarily recalled.

Bristol Seafood Acquires Additional Facility

October 12, 2021 Bristol Seafood

Bristol Seafood announced it acquired an additional facility to support its continued growth. The building is located at 284 Commercial Street on the historic Portland Fish Pier and will be dedicated to production of its growing My Fish Dish, Seafood Singles, and Grab & Go product ranges.

Alaska Snow Crab Harvest Slashed By Nearly 90% After Population Crash In A Warming Bering Sea

October 12, 2021 Hal Bernton, Seattle Times

The Alaska Department of Fish and Game set the 2022 snow crab harvest at the lowest level in more than 40 years, a move to protect populations that appear to have crashed during a period of higher temperatures in the Bering Sea.