Produce

As food safety understanding and global requirements continue to advance and evolve for the produce industry, attendees of the America Trades Produce Conference will learn more about the key steps moving forward during the event, which will feature top-level food safety authorities from both the U.S. and Mexico. …

T. Marzetti Company is expanding their line of Simply Dressed refrigerated salad dressings by introducing new Marzetti Simply Dressed & Light varieties, which are great options for maintaining wellness goals. …

Katie Stagliano wasn't in her seventh-grade classroom in Summerville, S.C., outside Charleston on Thursday. Instead, the 13-year-old was in Yakima to accept about $20,000 from Yakima-based First Fruits Marketing of Washington, a subsidiary of Broetje Orchards of Prescott. …

Last summer, a very large US food retailer contacted the United States Potato Board (USPB) to ask us what we knew about the acceptability of selling bulk potatoes “by the each” as an alternative to the traditional method of selling by weight (i.e., by the pound). While the USPB is not authorized to, nor in any way provides legal counsel, in our efforts to be a good partner to the retail trade, we did offer to try putting this retailer in contact with other parties who were more qualified to provide this information.
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Remarkably versatile, the mushroom ranges from humble to haute, can hold its own at the table or donate all its taste and texture to plate mates such as pasta and risotto. To its list of virtues, now add another: The mushroom is a powerhouse of nutrition and extranutritional goodies. …