The packaging aims to maintain the quality and appearance of dragon fruit during shipping from Ecuador to the US and Europe.

HONOLULU (KHON2) — Everybody has gotten some of their favorite fruits from the grocery store just for them to spoil before you can fully indulge in nature’s natural sweets — and it’s not a fun feeling ...

From newer sustainable materials to innovations in preserving shelf life and product quality, manufacturers are unveiling ...

On May 7, 2020, Agustin Lopez walked out of his job at Allan Bros. He was one of a group of workers that went on strike over the company’s response to COIVD-19. A year later, Lopez still works at the ...

On May 7, Allan Bros. became the first packing house in Yakima County where workers protested the company’s response to COVID-19. The strike at Allan Bros. and at several other fruit packing houses in ...

UNION GAP, Wash. — The latest totally new world-class apple packing plant in the Pacific Northwest opened this fall on the southwestern edge of Union Gap, just south of Yakima. Borton Fruit Co. is ...

The pear season was well underway in the Hood River valley when the coronavirus pandemic hit Oregon and Washington. “The initial impact was fear and uncertainty,” said Doug Gibson vice president of ...

WINTER GARDEN, Fla. – An old citrus packing plant now serves as the home for a local family-owned business, Florida Paints. The facility in Winter Garden was built in the early 1920s and packed some ...