A Cracking New Use for Shellfish Waste: Extending the Life of Produce

August 8, 2024 Sustainable Brands Staff

The new technology, made of a derivative of crab and shrimp shells, is designed to form a microscopically thin nanocrystal layer on the treated produce — absorbing and removing chemical residues.

It’s Bargain Strawberries Galore as Tesco Moves in to Help Growers After Recent Crop Flush

August 5, 2024 Mike Baess, Tesco

Taking more crops from suppliers when they’re in abundance and offering them to customers is part of Tesco’s ongoing work to tackle food waste wherever it occurs – from farm to fork. Tesco believes that no food that could be eaten should be wasted.

California Strawberry Commission Represents Industry at 38th Annual California Strawberry Festival 

The California Strawberry Commission (CSC) was proud to serve as an official partner of the 38th annual California Strawberry Festival. More than 50,000 strawberry lovers converged on the oceanside city of Ventura this past weekend to celebrate their favorite fruit. The festival pays tribute to California’s $3 billion strawberry industry, which produces 90% of the nation’s strawberries.  

California Giant Berry Farms Forecasts Strong California Strawberry Supplies

A bountiful harvest of California strawberries has arrived for California Giant Berry Farms, as the company shares news of giant volumes of its cornerstone product. The berry purveyor’s high yields and volumes of excellent quality fruit ensures peak promotable volumes of California strawberries throughout the coming months. 

GrubMarket Expands Further into South Africa Through the Acquisition of Global Produce

April 29, 2024 GrubMarket

As a part of GrubMarket’s portfolio, Global Produce will utilize GrubMarket’s innovative, AI-powered WholesaleWare software suite, the company’s software-as-a-service platform that provides food industry wholesalers and distributors with seamless financial management, powerful sales support, online ordering, precise inventory management, lot traceability, grower accounting, and automated routing and logistics; GrubAssist, GrubMarket’s groundbreaking enterprise AI assistant that empowers food supply chain businesses with deep insights & intelligent analysis; and Orders IO, GrubMarket’s custom branded, mobile eCommerce solution.