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Alpine Fresh, Miami, is launching a new brand and redesigned logo that will appear on the company’s labels and packaging.
Forecasts were pointing up for most tree nuts and dried fruit crops as the 2018-19 marketing year wound down, and the next crops were starting or completing their newest harvests.
Kiwifruit is on trend and retail sales are reflecting that conviction.
Rules governing the U.S. imports of Japanese unshu oranges and sand pears will be changed to allow for easier access to the U.S. market.
The Packer’s 2019 Fresh Trends data for 2018 purchases of potatoes, squash and apples in the U.S.
The first Peruvian sweet onions had already reached the U.S. by mid-August, and plenty of supplies are forecast as the deal heats up in September and beyond.
Gala will overtake red delicious this year as Washington’s top apple variety.
BOSTON — Produce professionals from near and far delved into the relationship business at the New England Produce Council’s Produce, Floral and Foodservice Expo, celebrating its 20th anniversary.
Japan has agreed to eliminate tariffs on a number of U.S. exports, including almonds, blueberries and sweet corn.
Philip’s Academy Charter School in Newark received the Best in New Jersey Farm-to-School Award for the school’s rooftop garden.
Los Angeles-based Vision Produce Company is now offering a “ripe and ready” mango program following the protocol established by the National Mango Board.
Who created the craziest, most eye-catching mango displays in their retail produce departments?
If apple-picking in the fall is a rite of passage for a Northeasterner, then more than 100 people earned their badges Saturday.
(UPDATED, Oct. 24) Weather in Idaho and the Red River Valley in North Dakota and Minnesota will affect how many table stock potatoes those regions have this season.
Santa Paula, Calif.-based Limoneira Co. has a new consumer app called Nature’s Pharmacy.
ANAHEIM, Calif. — A bigger California avocado crop in 2020 should lead for expanded promotions for the fruit across the U.S.
Mandarins continue to gain popularity throughout the U.S., grower-shippers say.
The Idaho potato season is well underway, with plenty of supplies for holiday dinners, marketers say.
Guava fruit from Taiwan may soon enter the U.S. market.
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Delta, British Columbia-based Village Farms promoted its mini San Marzano tomato, branded Heavenly Villagio Marzano at the Produce Marketing Association’s Fresh Summit expo.
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ANAHEIM, Calif. — All that Pazazz was a big topic of conversation at the Honeybear Brands’ PMA Fresh Summit booth, said Don Roper, vice president sales and marketing at Elgin, Minn.-based Honeybear Brands.
The Department of Commerce, acting on a request by U.S. tomato growers, is continuing its investigation into the dumping of Mexican tomatoes into the U.S.
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Schiller Park, Ill.-based Sun Belle is promoting organic and biodynamic cranberries and blueberries this fall, along with a wide variety of other berry offerings.
Mexico, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan and the Philippines are the top five export market for Idaho potatoes, according to the Eagle-based Idaho Potato Commission.
Restaurants, institutions and other foodservice outlets continue to provide strong support for the Idaho potato industry, suppliers say.
Peru finished its avocado shipments to the U.S. with another big year.
It sounds like the start of a joke: A bear walks up to a 4-ton Idaho potato ….
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Habanero guacamole is a new offering from Jalisco, Mexico-based Freshcourt, and the company is soon planning to introduce several flavors of an avocado smoothie product.