United Fresh & IFS Introduce Streamlined Certification Solution For Packing Houses

Fruit and vegetable producers and packing houses now have a streamlined solution available to achieve GFSI-benchmarked certification with IFS Food and the United Fresh Harmonized Standard, as well as a one-stop approach using GLOBALG.A.P. for primary production – reducing cost and driving efficiency.

Birko Improves Formulation For CL33 & FoamChlor 535 Cleaners For The Produce Industry

June 9, 2014 Birko

Birko, a leader in providing food safety solutions to the produce industry, today announced it has reformulated two of its self-foaming chlorinated alkaline cleaners for the produce industry, CL33 and FoamChlor 535™.

Lineage Logistics Completes Acquisitions Of Loop Cold Storage, Oneida Cold Storage & Millard

June 9, 2014 Lineage Logistics

Lineage Logistics, a warehousing and logistics company backed by Bay Grove, announced today that it has completed the acquisition of Loop Cold Storage, Oneida Cold Storage and Millard Refrigerated Services, which was previously announced in March. With these three acquisitions, Lineage expands its national cold storage footprint to over 544 million cubic feet and a facility network of 102 facilities in 21 states. Financial terms of the transactions were not disclosed. Based in McAllen, TX, Loop has the largest cold storage operation on the U.S.-Mexico border servicing the imports of fruits and vegetables and specializing in the international produce trade.

Don Goodwin Joins Katie's Krops Board Of Directors

June 6, 2014 Katie’s Krops

Nonprofit Katie’s Krops, welcomes long time supporter, Don Goodwin, to the board of directors. The growing 5o1(c)3 organization is honored to have the entrepreneur of a leading consulting firm in fresh produce as a board member.

2014 Northwest Pear Crop Estimates Released

June 6, 2014 Pear Bureau Northwest

With reports of a crop of excellent quality from the Pacific Northwest growing regions of Wenatchee and Yakima, Washington and Mid-Columbia and Medford in Oregon, the total projection is showing approximately 18.7 million standard 44-lb box equivalents (or 411,400 tons) of pears for the fresh market.  This estimate is 6% smaller than the five-year average, and 13% smaller than last year’s record crop.