EVERETT, Mass. — For retailers, the late-August timing of the NEPC show was right when the back-to-school season was kicking into high gear. For growers, the timing was the calm before the storm of the fall harvest.

The Bakersfield, Calif.-based company has hired Dave Moore to manage relationships with existing western U.S. customers as well as develop new business in all channels.

The Mushroom Council’s partnership with one of the world’s largest digital food-media brands has proved fruitful.

The Packer’s Fresh Trends 2023 showed that 52% of all consumers said they purchased fresh strawberries in the past year.

At $391 million, U.S. imports of this organic fruit were dominated by Peru ($168 million), Mexico ($161 million) and Chile ($57 million).

There’s reducing shrink at the supermarket, then there are all the ways to not only reduce the use of Earth’s resources, but also to regenerate and improve the environment — before that fresh produce leaves the farm.