Packer Stories

05/11/2012

A Florida organic produce wholesaler is moving into a larger facility and expects to add 62 new jobs over the next five years.

05/09/2012

Whole Foods Market hopes to increase by 75% the number of Fair Trade Certified Haitian mangoes it sells this season.

05/08/2012

Marketers focus their efforts on conventionally grown berries, but those who handle organic berries say it is important to their product mix.

05/04/2012

A new marketing partnership between Oneonta Starr Ranch Growers and Columbia Valley Fruit is effective this season, marking Oneonta’s expanded entrance into the organic apple deal.

05/03/2012

Buenos Aires, Argentina-based Interrupcion* has introduced organic- and fair trade-certified bananas under its Taste Me Do Good program.

Shipments to the U.S. are expected to double soon and reach 16,000 cartons per week, Interrupcion* announced in a news release.