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These days you often hear talk about having a “work family.” I don’t know, but I suspect this concept has always been around, even if we didn’t christen it so in years past.One year while managing a larger-volume produce department, it occurred to me to have an on-floor, manned fruit-basket kiosk. It’s not an original thought by any means, but it’s something to add some festive theater to the store.I had a victim, er...

Ocean Mist Farms says it won the 8th annual Joe Nucci Award at the New York Produce Show and Conference this week.“It’s a very special honor for us to win this award, which is voted on by our industry peers, making it all the more poignant,” Chris Drew, president and CEO for Ocean Mist Farms, in a news release.The award, which celebrates the “best product innovation in service of expanding fresh fruit and vegetable c...

The Texas International Produce Association says it is supporting the launch of the Fresh Papaya Addendum, which allows buyers to work with suppliers who prioritize food safety, traceability and quality assurance, strengthening their trust in papayas.Created in collaboration with ProExport Papaya, the addendum empowers handlers and buyers to meet the most rigorous food safety requirements while ensuring consumer conf...

As the use of reusable plastic containers and pallets continues to grow in the produce industry, so do the efforts of providers to make their products even more efficient, cost effective and sustainable.They’re developing, for example, pallets and containers with devices and sensors embedded that transmit real-time data on location and condition, said Tim Debus, president and CEO of the Reusable Packaging Association...