With spring firmly settling in with longer, warmer days on the horizon, Leamington, Ontario-based greenhouse vegetable grower Pure Flavor® has released the second edition of its successful Live Deliciously eMagazine.
The Sweet Family line of products from Red Sun Farms, Kingsville, Ontario, will help consumers add pizzazz to their dinners, appetizers and snacks, said Leona Neill, director of packaging and marketing.
Pure Hot House Foods Inc., Leamington, Ontario, showcased three new products at the Produce Marketing Association’s Fresh Summit in Anaheim, Calif., in October, said Chris Veillon, chief marketing officer.
AMCO Produce, Leamington, Ontario, is “aggressively seeking new distributors, wholesalers and retailers in the U.S.,” said Paul Arrowsmith, sales manager.
Mastronardi Produce Ltd., Kingsville, Ontario, continues to expand its network of greenhouses in the U.S. and Canada, said Julia Shreve, director of marketing for brand and innovation.
The Ontario Fruit and Vegetable Growers’ Association welcomes Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s recent announcement of $5 million to support the Automation Cluster.
Harold Paivarinta, senior director sales and business development for Red Sun Farms, Kingsville, Ontario, said the company “hit a home run” in the fall of 2018 with the launch of the company’s Sweetpops.
A new packaging innovation for NatureFresh is a compostable fiber tray for its 6-count mini cucumber trays, said Ray Wowryk, business development director for the Leamington, Ontario, company.
A partnership between Kingsville, Ontario-based DelFrescoPure and CubicFarms will result in an indoor automated vertical growing machine that continuously produces living lettuce, living basil and microgreens.
As new tomato, pepper and cucumber plants grow through the winter in climate-controlled Ontario greenhouses, ripening up for the traditional first harvest in March, demand for the produce remains strong.