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Showing nearly $16 billion in fresh produce retail sales in the third quarter, the latest edition of the United Fresh Produce Association’s FreshFacts on Retail report has been released. 

Santa Paula, Calif.-based Limoneira Company has two seasonal promotion plans that will carry lemon promotions through the fall and winter season.

LAS VEGAS — Retailers and consumer packaged goods companies have been making major investments to be relevant in the increasingly important online space, and new event Groceryshop showed how they are doing it.

North Shore Living has hired Durell Strouse as sales manager.

Fresh Express is rolling out two salad kits nationwide.

Litehouse Inc. has a new label design for its line of freeze-dried herbs, taking a cue from new designs for the company’s dressing and dips.

A year ago, Utah Onions Inc. celebrated its 40th anniversary, and took that milestone as an opportunity to refresh its brand, with a new name and logo, as Onions 52.

With consumption of organic products having set a new standard across the U.S. in 2017, organic produce suppliers say they’re poised for further growth.

In 2017, organic sales set a new standard in the U.S., and fresh produce played a key role in that achievement, according to the Washington, D.C.-based Organic Trade Association.

In 2017, organic sales set a new standard in the U.S., and fresh produce played a key role in that achievement, according to the Washington, D.C.-based Organic Trade Association.

Dan Bourgault, recently with Instacart and now headed to a new grocery tech startup in the Northwest U.S., is a man seeking to stay one step ahead of rapidly evolving technology in online grocery sales.

Supplies of the MAIA-1 apple, marketed as EverCrisp, are doubling this season, according to marketer Midwest Apple Improvement Association, Newcomerstown, Ohio.

Sun Pacific, Pasadena, Calif., is drawing attention to its Cuties mandarins with a new retail display.

The United Fresh Produce Association is accepting nominations for the 2019 Retail Produce Manager Awards Program.

Fresh-cut processor Pearson Foods Corp., Grand Rapids, Mich., has completed an expansion, and plans to add more fresh-cut space later this month.

This is one Thanksgiving-themed meal that won’t have you making post-holiday diet plans.

I transferred to several store locations as I worked my way up in the retail produce business.

Chiquita Brands International’s iconic blue and yellow banana sticker is getting more colorful.

This is one Thanksgiving-themed meal that won’t have you making post-holiday diet plans.

Editor-in-chef Tom Karst and retail editor Ashley Nickle discuss some of their takeaways from recent travel to the 50th Nogales Produce Convention and the first Groceryshop conference and expo.

The Public Health Agency of Canada has increased the number of salmonella infections related to English cucumbers purchased in Western Canada this summer.

Specialty potato brand Tasteful Selections kicked off its fourth-quarter promotion Nov. 5, part of its year-long Fresh campaign.

Litehouse president and CEO Jim Frank plans to retire, and executive vice president Kelly Prior has been named interim president of the salad dressing company.

Baldor Specialty Foods, Hunts Point, N.Y., has expanded its New York headquarters.

West Pak Avocado, Murrieta, Calif., returned from the Produce Marketing Association’s Fresh Summit to discuss expo-floor reactions to the retail products at the show, including the launch of a bagged avocado program.

The Public Health Agency of Canada has increased the number of salmonella infections related to English cucumbers purchased in Western Canada this summer.

Naturipe Farms is seeing peak supplies of organic cranberries from Wisconsin, a trend that will continue to the third week of December.

Naturipe Farms is seeing peak supplies of organic cranberries from Wisconsin, a trend that will continue to the third week of December.

It was a close competition at the Village Farms booth at the Produce Marketing Association Fresh Summit, with a taste challenge between the Heavenly Villagio Marzano and the Lorabella Blossom in Orlando, Fla.

While demand for some organic commodities seems to be leveling off, that doesn’t seem to be the case for organic avocados from Mexico.

Dallas-based Avocados From Mexico took advantage of PMA’s Fresh Summit Convention & Exposition in Orlando, Fla., in October to introduce its new, year-round shopper communication platform, initiatives and partnerships.

Value-added potato brand Side Delights has wrapped up another successful consumer-focused marketing program with bloggers who were asked to pick their favorite recipes using the company’s potatoes.

Mastronardi Produce’s Sunset brand has donated $20,000 to the Movember Foundation to raise awareness about men’s health, bringing the company’s total contribution to the group to $80,000.

The National Mango Board is hosting a web seminar to share strategies on how to increase sales.

Crunch Time Apple Growers took to Times Square during a weekend kickoff for the SnapDragon apple, grown exclusively in New York state.

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As a family-owned farm that grows more than 100 million melons a year, Martori Farms, Aguila, Ariz., has a varietal mix that can meet retailers’ needs for any season.

Mission Produce is asking consumers to go green on Black Friday.

With the Northern Hemisphere harvest of Zespri kiwifruit under way, total volumes for the season are expected to reach more than 19 million trays.

Wrapping up a record-breaking season, Avocados from Peru is partnering with the World Avocado Organization and Fooddeco for “AvoWeen.”

Mission Produce is asking consumers to go green on Black Friday.

One fall afternoon I stopped at a produce department that had been experiencing some serious deficiencies in quality, cleanliness and organization.

A & A Organic Farms, Watsonville, Calif., is importing organic rambutans from Honduras.

Designer and copy editor Amelia Freidline and retail editor Ashley Nickle discuss some of the most "millennial-friendly" products they saw at the Produce Marketing Association's Fresh Summit Oct. 19-20.

More than 150 stores participated in the National Watermelon Board’s retail display contest this summer.

iTradeNetwork has upgraded its flagship Order Management Suite to make it easier to comply with the Safe Food for Canadians Act.

With California’s citrus season in full swing, Bee Sweet Citrus, Fowler, Calif., is welcoming the return of satsuma mandarins.

Kroger has named regional flavors, plant-based foods, eating styles, gut-healthy foods, and low sugar and natural sweeteners as the big trends for 2019.

Editor-in-chief Tom Karst and retail editor Ashley Nickle discuss a couple of the major trends seen at the Produce Marketing Association's Fresh Summit Oct. 19-20. 

After 12 years of having Northern and Southern California expos, the Fresh Produce & Floral Council is back to having just one annual expo.