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Bolthouse Farms has found strong demand for its produce beverages that promote health since the COVID-19 pandemic began.
With its bright health halo, Pom Wonderful has seen a big lift in sales during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The good-for-you attributes of produce beverages have never been more appreciated.
Consumer prices for food sold at grocery stores declined 1% from June to July but still are running 4.6% higher than a year ago.
The Packer’s Tom Karst visited Aug. 31 with Wendy Reinhardt Kapsak, president and CEO of the Produce Better Health Foundation about National Fruits & Veggies Month activities in September.
The relationship between grower prices and retail prices is always a point of interest, perhaps more for growers than retailers.
Calavo Growers reported avocado volume rose 18.2% in the quarter ending July 31, but that was offset by a 37% decline in average selling prices.
With another edition of Fast Facts: The Cast video series from Wenatchee, Wash.-based Stemilt Growers provides insights on selling apples in the summer and best promotion bets for the fall.
One hundred employees of Ball’s Food Stores, Kansas City, Kan., have been certified by the American National Standards Institute and the Conference for Food Protection.
Albion, N.Y.-based Intergrow Greenhouses is expanding in New York.