Produce

About 1,500 commercial trucks cross into the U.S. in Nogales each day, loaded with fresh produce. But a barrier to improvement remains the slow speed at which trucks can move through the Customs inspection station at the border. …

Let’s Move Salad Bars to Schools (LMSB2S) announced that salad bars have been donated to more than 1,000 California schools. The salad bars benefit more than 700,000 students every day by increasing their access to fresh fruits and vegetables at school lunch. The Golden State leads the nation with the most salad bars in schools. …

Mango and strawberry lovers might have reason to smile, with supermarket giant Coles flagging investments in farms to extend the selling seasons of popular produce. …

Pompeii is extending its line of Produce Enhancers to include a new portion controlled item for kids. …

Northwest based Natureworx — providing extensive sustainable agricultural packaging solutions — has expanded its warehouse, and its offerings to customers. Offering one-stop shopping from its Beaverton, Oregon, warehouse, Natureworx is now open 24/7 as a full service distributor providing packaging items to get produce from the field through distribution. …