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Honeybear promotes late-season EverCrisp apples

- General News
Honeybear Brands, a leading grower, packer, and shipper of premium apples, is delighting customers with its late-season EverCrisp variety

Climate change presents opportunities for nontraditional regions, growing systems

- Analysis
At Equitable Food Initiative (EFI), as we consider changing climate realities, we partnered with Kitchen Table Consultants to evaluate the state of the Midwest fresh fruit and vegetable industry.

Organics enjoy steady Midwest growth

- Produce Blueprints

The Midwest may not be the cutting edge of organic produce growth, but consumer demand remains …

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Midwest trucking: Past the ELD hump

- Produce Blueprints

In 2018, the trucking industry faced a major disruption from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s mandate …

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A passing age for terminals in the Midwest

- Produce Blueprints

The age of terminal markets appears to be passing as direct sourcing continues to increase. “I’ve …

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Food safety challenges in the Midwest

- Produce Blueprints

Midwest produce suppliers know the more you go into cut products, the greater concern for food …

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Rising labor costs hit Midwest firms hard

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The U.S. unemployment rate as a whole was down to 3.5 percent in September, the lowest …

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The impact of politics in the Midwest

- Produce Blueprints

Although the headlines change from day to day, political squabbles, particularly international ones, will probably be …

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Midwest ethnic and independent retailers battle tough

- Produce Blueprints

In Chicago’s retail world, Rob Strube, president of Chicago’s Strube Celery & Vegetable Company, BB #:102030 …

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Taming the uncertainty in the Midwest

- Produce Blueprints

The only thing certain about the future is uncertainty. Mike Bilokonsky, managing member of Cincinnati’s Whitehorse …

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