Produce

After nearly a decade of rigorous pest assessments and evaluation of risk mitigations, Seald Sweet is pleased that the U.S. Department of Agriculture published the Final Rule in the Federal Register yesterday, July 10th, allowing imported citrus from Uruguay into the Continental United States. This has indeed been a long journey. …

Seoree (pronounced "sah-ree"), a premium Korea-based produce distributor, today announced it is making its official debut into U.S. markets with an upcoming brand launch at a private salon-style reception in Washington, D.C. The event will draw members of the Washington media elite and staff from the Korean embassy, along with international business faculty from George Washington University and representatives of other local and international business interests. …

Crunch Pak, the sliced apples specialist, redesigned its website, www.crunchpak.com, for consumers with new recipes, product information and a store locator. …

Reduce, reuse, recycle. As a society, we’ve become accustomed to this motto in our everyday lives. We claim to be environmentally conscious through our efforts to separate recyclable goods from our waste and discard accordingly. We buy local, we think twice before printing, we carpool to work and we advocate consumer goods with tiny triangular arrows. But could we be doing more? According to many green innovators, these efforts are child’s play compared to many recent initiatives that utilize the ‘second use’ of their materials in most unexpected ways. …

Dynamic Systems, Inc., a Redmond, Washington software developer specializing in barcode data collection, has announced a scale interface for their SIMBA Food & Produce Tracking System. SIMBA provides fresh food processors the ability to process, label and track their products from “field to customer”. …