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The Allen Lund Company has opened a new office in Joplin, MO and appointed Mike Turner as manager.  This location is the newest in the company's network and brings additional transportation solutions to their established shipping base. …

A recent survey of grocery shoppers commissioned by Whole Foods Market gives new credence to a belief that's taken hold in the sustainable food movement over the past few years: when it comes to consumer preferences, local is the new organic. …

Batman and the Avengers may rule the summer popcorn movie scene, but the Idaho Potato Commission’s (IPC) Fearless Field Force superheroes reigned once again in the annual Produce Business Marketing Excellence Awards. …

Dole Food Company was joined today at Foothill Elementary School by representatives from the Monterey Peninsula School District, Monterey Health Department, California Department of Education, and Monterey County Agricultural Commissioner, Eric Lauritzen, to mark the donation of five salad bars to schools in the Monterey Peninsula School District. …

The on-again, off-again exclusive lease negotiations between the city and the Hunts Point Terminal Produce Market have been extended for the third time. The market, a co-op of 115 merchants, and the city’s Economic Development Corp. agreed Monday to keep talks between themselves through Oct. 31, keeping New Jersey officials at bay. …