Packaging solutions to keep produce fresh at retail and for consumers include containers for precut produce, controlled atmospheres, and antimicrobials. Ready-to-eat cut produce in single-serving or multiple-serving size containers is a major trend that meets retailer and consumer needs: Prepared produce is sold in a ready-to-eat state, eliminating guesswork associated with assessing ripeness and discarding […]
Maglio Companies, an importer and distributor of fresh produce, has installed over 1,100 solar panels on the roof of its Glendale, Wisconsin facility. This array is expected to produce an estimated 477,000 kilowatt hours of sustainable electricity each year. This is equivalent to the annual energy usage of 58 average Wisconsin homes. Read more
The city fathers in Milwaukee, WI pushed hard to get $69 million in Federal funding for a $128 million streetcar project. Milwaukee had streetcars in the late 1800s through 1950.
Wisconsin-based Maglio Produce recognizes the opportunity of embracing advances in the organic produce industry. When a young entrepreneur approached the company two years ago about buying organic produce for his juice kitchen, company President Sam Maglio, Jr., took the time to understand the entrepreneur’s needs—and the long-tern opportunity for his company. Read more here…
What started out in hard goods like steel and aluminum has made its way into fresh market produce like apples and cherries. The tit-for-tat tariff race is affecting producers all across the country.
The other day I had on a polo shirt with a Big Red Tomato Growers logo on it. My son Paul asked me if I had any that said Harllee Packing. They too would become collector’s items, as that long established tomato grower/shipper was going to be closing its doors like Big Red had done […]
