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SpartanNash partners with Junior Achievement for financial planning and career exploration

- Retail
Food solutions company SpartanNash announced a partnership with youth education nonprofit Junior Achievement of the Michigan Great Lakes (JAMGL) to support JA Finance Park, the organization's capstone program for financial planning and career exploration.

Ethical charter program inaugurated

- General News
Produce industry stakeholders came together to launch the Ethical Charter Implementation Program (ECIP), promoting ethical labor practices

Mexican minimum wage rises 20%

- Analysis
Mexican president Andrés Manuel López Obrádor (aka AMLO) has announced another rise in the Mexican minimum wage: 20 percent, as of January 1, 2024.

Veg-Fresh announces new EFI certifications

- General News
Veg-Fresh Farms announces the EFI certification of two of the company's packing facilities and citrus fields

How a bakery in Guatemala came to share the name of a Canadian greenhouse

- Analysis
As we celebrate the month of gratitude, let us not forget the unsung heroes of the food behind our favorite recipes: farmworkers.

EFI celebrates National Gratitude Month

- General News
Equitable Food Initiative is celebrating National Gratitude Month by sharing stories of gratitude and success from farmworkers

OSHA, accidental deaths, and small farms

- Analysis
Investigation of Wisconsin dairy worker deaths offer useful insights for safety on smaller produce operations

Sysco adds commercial driving testing sites in Florida and Texas

- General News
Sysco Corporation, the leading global foodservice distribution company, today announced it has been awarded contracts that allow its Central Florida and North Texas sites to become full-service Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) test sites.

Alabama growers turn to H-2A

- Analysis
The guestworker program known as H2A grows in popularity for labor-strapped Alabama growers, as in other regions.

California increases minimum number of sick days

- General News
California governor Gavin Newsom has signed a bill mandating an increase in minimum paid sick leave days for workers in the state from three to five per year.