The couple’s business supports local farmers and reduces food waste by taking in vegetables that would be deemed “seconds” due to odd shapes and blemishes.

Verification services owned by WFCF include IMI Global, Postelsia, SureHarvest, Validus and WFCF Organic.

Process grade avocados are those that are too small or have blemishes and are unusable for retail sale, according to Ovāvo.

Public comments for the draft strategy opened on Dec. 5 and will remain open for 30 days.

The FMI/NIQ Transparency Trends 2023 report found the proportion of grocery shoppers saying transparency is important increased seven percentage points from 2018 to 2023 (69% and 76%, respectively). 

The partnership will enable domestic, sustainable biomanufacturing of materials from dairy co-products.

Over the last two years, Del Monte Foods has helped lead the upcycled food movement.