Latest News From Cauliflower

Salinas, Calif.-based Pacific International Marketing Inc. expects to have 500 to 600 more organic acres ready to farm this year, said Kim Fellom, sales executive and marketing manager.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Field Operations (OFO) officers seized narcotics in two enforcement actions this weekend, that totaled over $53,200,000 in street value.

There were more shake-ups on PMG the second week of July, with cucumbers moving up to No. 1 and beans climbing from No. 6 the previous week to No. 2.

Prices for cauliflower around the nation ranged from $2.39 to $4.99 each on June 30, according to U.S. Marketing Services.

Read how shippers say retail sales of Santa Maria produce can be more effective.

Chipotle has launched a new option for its popular burritos and bowls: Cilantro-Lime Cauliflower Rice.

Mann Packing Co. Inc. is launching new products — three microwaveable dishes marketed as Veggie Sides, and Better Crunch Lettuce.

Curious about the new vegetable meal kits and new chopped salads from Taylor Farms? In case you haven't yet scored a sample, Amelia and Ashley gave them a try at home as part of their New Product Review series.

Curious about Ready Sides? In case you haven't yet scored a sample, Amelia and Ashley gave them a try at home as part of their New Product Review series for Fresh Summit.

Ocean Mist Farms, Castroville, Calif., has five new products in its Season & Steam line.

Church Brothers Farms has four new value-added fresh-cut items under a new line called Ready Sides.

Produce industry operations in Salinas had mostly returned to normal Aug. 27, one week after two wildfires threatened the region, prompting evacuations, dumping ash onto crops, and significantly worsening air quality.

Chris Koger Church Brothers Farms, Salinas, Calif., is adding five Green Giant Fresh value-added products.

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Salinas, Calif.-based Church Brothers Farms has “worked tirelessly” to expand its retail line of Green Giant Fresh products, said Rick Russo, senior vice president of sales and marketing.

Church Brothers Farms, Salinas, Calif., is introducing sweet baby cauliflower and sweet baby broccoli to the foodservice market.

Monterey County’s top four most valuable crops remained unchanged from 2018 to 2019, led by leaf lettuce, which saw an increase of almost 15%, boosted by better pricing for romaine.

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Lakeside Organic Gardens, Watsonville, Calif., has a unique new product, organic fioretto.

Haitian mangoes maintained their lead on The Packer's PMG the week of May 11, and the overall mango category climbed from No. 4 to No. 2.

Good growing weather this winter should result in some exceptional fruit and vegetable crops out of California’s Salinas Valley this season.

Whether you’re looking for organic Brussels sprouts, romaine hearts, tomatoes or just about any other vegetable this summer, supplies should be ample. 

Texas is taking a big share of Mexican import growth in recent years.

Mann Packing Co. is recalling products in the U.S. and Canada after federal health agencies in the two countries notified the company of a potential contamination of Listeria monocytogenes.

Los Alamitos, Calif.-based Frieda’s is offering solutions for plant-based eating during the holiday season.

Del Monte Fresh Produce is launching Better Break, a snack line featuring an array of vegetables.

Vegetable “pasta” maker Cece’s Veggie Co., Austin, Texas, made Inc. Magazine’s annual list of fastest-growing private companies, with a three-year revenue growth of 23,880% to put it at No. 3.

Steinbeck Country Produce, Salinas, Calif., is changing its marketing identity to Nature’s Reward to capitalize on consumer brand recognition, and has a new website design.

Growers Express, Salinas, Calif., has expanded a recall of vegetables after product testing resulted in another positive sample of Listeria monocytogenes.

Gold Coast Packing teamed up with the Santa Maria Valley (Calif.) YMCA recently to teach children how to grow vegetables and turn them into center-of-the-plate dishes.

Growers Express is recalling a variety of fresh-cut products, including Green Giant Fresh brand butternut squash and Cauliflower Crumble products, due to a positive test result for Listeria monocytogenes.

Green Giant Fresh is expanding its Veggie Bowl line with Southwest Tortilla and Korean BBQ.

Salinas, Calif.-based Mann Packing Co. will debut a Caulilini baby cauliflower 10-ounce retail pack at the United Fresh Produce Association’s expo June 10-12.

Baldor Specialty Foods, Bronx, N.Y., is expanding the Urban Roots Veggie Side Kits line.

Plentiful rain over the winter quenched thirsty fields across California, but will delay fruit and vegetable supplies out of Santa Maria during the spring season.

Celery is a rising star among organic produce as consumer appetites increase for the product segment.

Vegetable growers of red and green leaf lettuce, romaine lettuce, cauliflower and broccolini, among other crops, is feeling a ripple effect from last year’s multistate E. coli outbreaks and subsequent recalls.

A winter of rain, occasional hail and cold temperatures across California will likely throw wrenches into this year’s spring vegetable supplies, growers say.

Frequent rainfall and above-normal amounts in California’s key Salinas growing area will likely lower production volumes of spring vegetables this season and delay supplies.

Broccoli grower Atlantic Fresh, formed by L&M and Parker Farms, is expanding its acreage.

When comparing 2017 and 2018 Fresh trends data, age and income play a key role in increasing cauliflower purchases.

The Santa Barbara County, Calif., farm named by the Food and Drug Administration as a source of E. coli in an outbreak linked to romaine has recalled red and green leaf lettuce and cauliflower.

Mann Packing Co.’s Nourish Bowls aren’t just for lunch and dinner anymore.

Health officials have again increased the number of consumers who’ve contracted Cyclospora illnesses linked to recalled Del Monte vegetable trays.

Health officials have again increased the number of consumers who’ve contracted Cyclospora illnesses linked to recalled Del Monte vegetable trays.

Salinas, Calif.-based Mann Packing has launched a line of items designed as replacements for pasta and rice.

Green Giant Fresh has a new line of meal bowls with six distinct options.

Santa Maria, Calif.-based Gold Coast Packing has a new line of riced vegetable products.

California spring vegetables are seeing increasing competition from Mexican imports.

Gold Coast Packing, Santa Maria, Calif., is celebrating its 40th anniversary with a new logo.