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Gourmet Trading Co. hires director of food safety
- . September 2013
Year-round blueberry and asparagus supplier Gourmet Trading Co., Los Angeles, Calif., hired Evangelina Kaudze as director of food safety. “Her
Sunny Valley International projects 20 to 25 percent increases in blueberries from Chile and Argentina
- . September 2013
Bob Von Rohr, director of customer relations for Sunny Valley International, headquartered in Glassboro, NJ, told The Produce News that
Lower estimate for Argentine blueberries
- . September 2013
The Argentinean Blueberry Committee (ABC) has revised initial export estimates down by 900 metric tons (MT) due to the impacts of
Hortifrut reports strong results in H1
- . September 2013
Chile’s Hortifrut reported 28.6% EBITDA growth to US$23.6 million in the first half of 2013. For the January-June period, sales
Blueberry magazine to connect international supply chain
- . September 2013
Freshfruitportal.com and Portalfruticola.com will be releasing another International Special Edition, this time on the global blueberry industry. The magazine will
Blueberries cut type-2 diabetes risk
- . August 2013
Eating more fruit, particularly blueberries, apples and grapes, is linked to a reduced risk of developing type-2 diabetes, suggests a
IBO reaches agreement with the China Blueberry Convention
- . August 2013
Always looking for opportunities in the blueberry world for its members, the International Blueberry Organization (IBO) has just reached an
Hortifrut and Vitalberry finalize merger
- . August 2013
Chile’s Hortifrut announced successful incorporation of Vitalberry on Friday. The merger will place 50.8% of company ownership in the hands
Curry Fruit Chile SA is launched
- . August 2013
Curry & Company’s year round berry program continues to grow with the announcement of Curry Fruit Chile SA forming in
Port Everglades joins fruit import pilot program
- . August 2013
A new program at Port Everglades could help increase imports of South American fruit through South Florida seaports. State and