Produce

As the saying goes, “records are meant to be broken,” which is why Cub® Foods and Robinson Fresh® have teamed up to top the Guinness World Record for Largest Fruit Display. …

Leading Mid-Atlantic produce and dairy supplier The Coastal Companies announces that it will move into a new 240,000 square foot facility in the first quarter of 2016. The new build-to-suit facility will be located on 33 acres in Laurel, Maryland and will incorporate state-of-the-art design to double existing capacity.  Groundbreaking will occur later this summer. …

Renowned grower, marketer and breeder of fresh fruit varieties Sun World announced its partnership with Farm Star Living, a national lifestyle brand that celebrates American farming, farm-­fresh foods and the farm-­to-­table food movement. …

United Fresh past Board member Phil Muir, President and CEO of Muir Copper Canyon Farms, Salt Lake City, UT, pledged support and cooperation to schools as they serve more fresh fruits and vegetables in meals during a hearing of the Senate Agriculture Committee today. Muir told lawmakers that his company provides fresh fruits and vegetables to 52 school districts in Utah, Idaho and Wyoming, serving a total of 450,000 students, and that he is finding schools doing a great job of boosting fruit and vegetable consumption in their meal programs. …

With summer finally in full swing, and fresh fruits and vegetables in season, there is no better time to stock up and enjoy locally grown produce. …