Mark Stevenson

Associated Press

Labeling: Manufacturing's Unsung Hero

Labeling: Manufacturing's Unsung Hero

September 1, 2023

U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel speaks to the media in Tokyo, Sept. 22, 2023.

U.S. Ambassador Calls China's Ban on Japanese Seafood 'Economic Coercion'

September 25, 2023

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More than 4,000 Pounds of Frozen Pizza Recalled

September 25, 2023

Boston Named Top Food Tech Hub

September 22, 2023

Labeling: Manufacturing's Unsung Hero

Labeling: Manufacturing's Unsung Hero

The unsung hero of most manufacturing facilities is found at the end of the production line — the product labeling process. This brief tells you how flexible, in-house, on-demand label printing can provide companies with the labels they need, when they need them, plus reduce lead times and eliminate expensive inventory.

September 1, 2023

A worker selects avocados at a packing plant in Uruapan, Mexico, Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022.

Another Mexican State Gets OK for Avocado Exports

Growers hope the move will provide more price stability for the fruit.

July 29, 2022

A worker selects avocados at a packing plant in Uruapan, Mexico on Feb. 16, 2022.

US Ends Ban on Mexico Avocado Exports

The suspension of inspections had threatened Mexico's $3 billion annual exports and raised the possibility of U.S. price increases.

February 18, 2022

A worker stacks crates of avocados at a packing plant in Uruapan, Mexico on Feb. 16, 2022.

Mexico's Avocado Industry Facing Fallout from Violence, Deforestation

So far, the association of Mexican avocado producers and packers has taken little action to solve the problems.

February 16, 2022

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Mexico's President Claims Conspiracy Behind Avocado Ban

He said producers who wanted to compete with Mexican products, or political factors, played a role in the decision.

February 14, 2022

Recently harvested avocados at an orchard near Ziracuaretiro, Michoacan state, Mexico, Oct. 1, 2019. Mexico has acknowledged late Saturday, Feb. 13, 20222, that the U.S. government has suspended all imports of Mexican avocados after a U.S. plant safety inspector in Mexico received a threat.

Why the U.S. Suspended Mexican Avocado Imports on Eve of Super Bowl

The surprise, temporary suspension was confirmed late Saturday.

February 14, 2022

A retaining pond sits amid an avocado plantation bordering a pine forest in the Indigenous township of Cheran, Michoacan state, Mexico on Jan. 20, 2022.

Mexican Town Protects Forest from Avocado Growers, Cartels

Other towns, bullied by growers and drug cartel gunmen, struggle on but are often cowed by violence.

January 28, 2022

Pedestrians, some wearing protective face masks, walk through a street market in downtown Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on June 25.

Latin America's Food Markets Fueling Virus Spread

The region's iconic covered food market are a near-perfect setting for spreading the disease.

June 29, 2020

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'Green Gold' Brings Riches, Violence

Avocado growers are arming themselves with AR-15 rifles to guard against thieves and drug cartel extortionists.

October 23, 2019

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Mexicans Dismayed by Avocado Price Climb

Increased demand in the United States and a slight drop in production are to blame.

July 15, 2019

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Soda Bottlers Flee Crime-Ridden City

Investigators say criminal groups may have been trying to extort money from the companies.

June 14, 2018

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Mexico's Exports to U.S. Have Broadened

It is an amazing state of affairs for a country that, as late as the 1980s, basically exported just oil.

February 3, 2017

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Avocado Prices Fueling Deforestation

It is the enormous U.S. appetite for avocados that has driven the expansion.

August 10, 2016