Pears http://www.thepacker.com/commodity-fruits/pears RSS Feed for Pears en-us Tue, 07 May 2013 15:48:17 GMT McDougall & Sons building new facility http://www.thepacker.com/commodity-fruits/pears/McDougall--Sons-building-new-facility-206343711.html Wenatchee, Wash.-based McDougall & Sons Inc. has begun construction of a storage, distribution and packing facility in two phases, the first expected to open around Sept. 1. Oppy touts Taylor’s Gold pears http://www.thepacker.com/commodity-fruits/pears/Oppy-touts-Taylors-Gold-pears-205304751.html Officials at the Oppenheimer Group say the Taylor’s Gold pears from New Zealand this season are possibly the best ever. Columbia Marketing names president http://www.thepacker.com/commodity-fruits/pears/Columbia-Marketing-International-names-president-204665771.html Columbia Marketing International Corp. has promoted longtime marketing executive Bob Mast to president. Oppy samples new pear cross at CPMA http://www.thepacker.com/commodity-fruits/pears/Oppy-samples-new-pear-cross-at-CPMA-204270311.html TORONTO — The Oppenheimer Group’s latest offering almost didn’t make it to the Canadian Produce Marketing Association Convention and Expo. Culinary student wins pear competition http://www.thepacker.com/commodity-fruits/pears/Culinary-student-wins-competition-203645861.html Allegra Jimenez, a culinary student representing British Columbia, won the national finals for The 2013 USA Pears Pear Excellence Canadian Culinary Student Recipe Competition on April 16. Monson Fruit Co. president dies in helicopter crash http://www.thepacker.com/commodity-fruits/pears/Monson-Fruit-Co-president-dies-in-helicopter-crash-203236361.html Mike Monson, president of Selah, Wash.-based Monson Fruit Co., is believed dead from a helicopter crash near Bute Inlet, British Columbia. Rivermaid Trading expands cherries, stone fruit http://www.thepacker.com/commodity-fruits/pears/Rivermaid-Trading-expands-cherry-stone-fruit-offerings-202739071.html LODI, Calif. — Although Rivermaid Trading Co. had a long-term growth plan, it didn’t include entering the stone fruit arena in 2012. Stemilt Growers launches blog http://www.thepacker.com/commodity-fruits/pears/Stemilt-Growers-launches-blog-202181711.html Stemilt Growers has started a blog, The Stem, that offers consumers recipes, tips and farming information about the company’s apples, pears, cherries and summer fruits. Pear bureau names Canadian recipe finalists http://www.thepacker.com/commodity-fruits/pears/Pear-bureau-names-Canadian-recipe-finalists-200615501.html Pear Bureau Northwest has named five Canadian culinary students finalists in an annual nationwide recipe competition set for April 16 in Toronto. Indonesia delays dispute panel on fruit imports http://www.thepacker.com/commodity-fruits/pears/Indonesia-delays-dispute-panel-on-fruit-imports-200469791.html Indonesia is stalling U.S. efforts to seek a World Trade Organization solution over a dispute about the Asian country’s fruit import rules.