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Retail
Chilean grape deal picks up after slow start
Chilean grape production started slowly but picked up steadily this year.
November 15, 2022 01:43 AM
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Retail
Northwest cherry growers say crop’s later, but good
Northwest cherry grower-shippers are expecting to have plenty of product for their June-August market window this year.
November 15, 2022 01:42 AM
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Retail
Sage Fruit has retail display bin for cherries
Sage Fruit Co. will have a new cherry bin this year for retailers to use during the cherry season.
November 15, 2022 01:42 AM
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Retail
Chelan Fresh is expanding
Chelan, Wash.-based Chelan Fresh Marketing continues to expand its supplier base, said Tim Evans, general sales manager.
November 15, 2022 01:42 AM
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Retail
Russets rule, but varieties add appeal to Idaho spuds
Potatoes may be a dinner-table staple, but they don’t have to be boring, marketers of Idaho potatoes say.
November 15, 2022 01:40 AM
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Retail
Chelan Fresh Marketing rolls out new packaging
Chelan, Wash.-based Chelan Fresh Marketing is entering its first full season with new cherry packaging, said Tim Evans, general sales manager.
November 15, 2022 01:37 AM
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Retail
Northwest cherry suppliers predict busy retail season
Consumers will flock to stores for Northwest cherries, and they will have plenty of choices, marketers say.
November 15, 2022 01:37 AM
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Shipping
COVID-19’s effects on onion market expected to lighten over summer
As the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic delivered a devastating blow to many businesses that buy onions, it left no doubt about the importance of onions in diets worldwide, suppliers say.
November 15, 2022 01:37 AM
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Jim Offner
As consumers’ shopping habits have changed during the COVID-19 pandemic, Sara Lozano, manager of marketing and product development for Sambrailo Packaging, says farmers have increasingly been using the company’s vegetable boxes for CSA or other similar produce box programs during shelterin- place regulations.
Marketing
Marketers see uptick in online deliveries amid COVID-19 restrictions
Online grocery purchasing and delivery will continue to spread, long after the current COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic has dissipated, and the packaging industry likely will grow with it, marketers say.
November 15, 2022 01:37 AM
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Jim Offner
The Packer's Tom Karst visited July with Alex DiNovo, president and COO of Columbus, Ohio-based wholesale distributor DNO Produce about the outlook in Ohio, the growth in value-added business for the firm and other topics
Know Your Market
Ohio suppliers ready for heavy retail sales this season
There may be a pandemic on, but produce growers and distributors in Ohio say they’re in robust health.
November 15, 2022 01:36 AM
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