Pears

Columbia Marketing International adds salesman

Jeff Niesz is the newest member of the domestic sales staff at Columbia Marketing International, Wenatchee, Wash.

Women in Produce: Cristie Mather, Pear Bureau Northwest

While many people in the produce industry are born into it, Cristie Mather took a less traveled route.

Pear assessment decreases

Winter pear handlers in Washington and Oregon will be pay three cents less per carton in marketing order assessments for the 2011-12 season.

Sage Fruit selected to supply The Biggest Loser

Sage Fruit Co. LLC, Yakima, Wash., is the first company selected to supply fresh produce for The Biggest Loser brand.

Chelan Fresh donates to childhood obesity program

Chelan Fresh Marketing, Chelan, Wash., has donated $60,000 to support the NFL’s Fuel Up To Play 60 program.

California Pear Advisory Board wins referendum vote

In a landslide, the California Pear Advisory Board has won another five years of life.

Blueberries, pipfruit fight diabetes

Blueberries, apples and pears can cut the risk of diabetes, according to a recent study.

U.S.-grown fruit production, price increased in 2011

The production and price of many U.S.-grown fresh-market fruits rose in 2011, according to a new government report.

Southern Hemisphere pear estimate drops

Southern Hemisphere pear exports to the U.S. are expected to be far lower than first projected, due to poor growing conditions in Argentina.

Southern Exposure: From the expo floor, Part 2

TAMPA, Fla. — Thousands of produce industry buyers, growers, marketers and others in the supply chain found new products and services on display at the Southeast Produce Council's Southern Exposure show in Tampa.

The Packer's Retail Editor Pamela Riemenschneider gathered the following news items March 3 on the expo floor.