Amy Sowder

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Growers and packers are using more top-seal clamshell packages for their blueberries to meet the shifting demand from consumers for less plastic.
Dramatic changes are brewing at Newark, N.J.-based AeroFarms, an indoor, aeroponic vertical farming company.
Members of the Eastern Produce Council gathered in New Jersey for the annual TopGolf event, sponsored by the South Carolina Department of Agriculture. See who was there, and learn what they said.
Berry grower-marketer Wish Farms hosted a rockin’ party — called PixieRock! — for the public to celebrate its new headquarters in Plant City, Fla, and proceeds went to several charities.
Here’s what we saw this week from the fresh produce industry on these five major social media platforms.
Orlando, Fla.-based Kalera harvested its first lettuce at its largest vertical farm so far, with 77,000 square feet and an annual production capability of more than 10 million heads of lettuce.
Coral Gables, Fla.-based Del Monte Fresh Produce N.A. Inc. relaunched its Honeyglow pineapple.
Sure, there were the usual how-your-company-pivoted-during-the-pandemic discussions, with insightful solutions that companies found.
Here’s what we’ve seen this week on five social media platforms in the fresh produce world, inside the industry and beyond.
Half of millennials in Canada consider themselves foodies.