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People
The 2025 Packer 25 — Steve May
Meet Steve May, vice president of retail and wholesale sales for C&C Produce and one of the 2025 Packer 25’s honorees.
October 10, 2025 12:26 PM
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Kerry Halladay
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People
The 2025 Packer 25 — Matt Hubbard
Meet Matt Hubbard, director of sales for Local Bounti and one of the 2025 Packer 25’s honorees.
October 09, 2025 12:55 PM
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Kerry Halladay
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Foodservice
Revamped Tool to Help Foodservice ‘Speak Mango Fluently’
Around since 2014, Mango University has recently been updated to be more engaging for foodservice members.
October 03, 2025 09:13 AM
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Kerry Halladay
A busy bar chart titled "Pineapple availability per capita, 1995-2024" from the USDA Economic Research Service. The chart shows stacked bars with orange, green, and yellow, representing fresh pineapple, canned, and juice respectively. The trend shows growing dominance of fresh pineapple and diminishing juice and canned over time. Fresh went from being roughly 20 percent of total at the beginning to being more than 66% at the end.
Fruit
Fresh Pineapples Preferred Over Canned, Juiced
Consumers increasingly want fresh pineapple, according to USDA data, and Fresh Trends respondents report comparatively strong familiarity with them.
October 02, 2025 12:51 PM
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Kerry Halladay
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Food Safety
How Water Sanitizers Help Reduce E. Coli on Leafy Greens
Recent research partially funded by the Center for Produce Safety shows that, while not perfect, water sanitizers can reduce illness risk.
September 30, 2025 07:34 PM
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Kerry Halladay
A graphic showing two different mock-ups of avocado packaging. Both the bag wrapper (left) and bulk bin (right) mock up show a young Hispanic woman who is wearing a light pink shirt and holding a pair of avocados slightly higher than breast height. The packaging is bright magenta pink with yellow and green highlight colors. The text reads: A supergood cause. Don't just check these, check yours. Avocados From Mexico, proud sponsor of Susan G Komen. Good fats for a good cause." A QR code has the arrowed text that reads "Screenings Save."
Marketing
Avocados From Mexico Pledges $30,000 for Cancer Screenings
As part of its “Don’t Just Check These: Check Yours” campaign, the company has pledged direct financial aid to help up to 300 consumers get a mammogram.
September 25, 2025 04:19 PM
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Kerry Halladay
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Industry
Keep Calm and Record on for Mango FSMA 204 Compliance
Food safety expert Sergio Nieto-Montenegro told the mango industry that they don’t need to panic when it comes to FDA’s Food Traceability Rule.
September 24, 2025 05:57 PM
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Kerry Halladay
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Sustainability
Michigan’s Proactive Water Withdrawal Tool Gets Update
The Water Withdrawal Assessment Tool lets the state’s water users, including irrigators, see if their water withdrawal project will negatively impact their local watersheds.
September 23, 2025 08:25 AM
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Kerry Halladay
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Industry
North Bay Produce’s Erandy Blackberry Wins Award
The premium blackberry variety has been awarded the prestigious Superior Taste Award by the International Taste Institute, the company says.
September 22, 2025 01:19 PM
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Kerry Halladay
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Industry
Fresh Express Reports Success of “Expression is in Session” Effort
Halfway through the campaign, which includes a national sweepstakes, the company reports success and projects growing demand for salad kits.
September 19, 2025 12:54 PM
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Kerry Halladay
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