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From a vast array of plumcots and apriums, to a menagerie of melons, to a brigade of roots and radishes, there is no shortage of options in the world of specialty produce, and consumers are intrigued.
There are no antitrust regulatory hurdles remaining for the creation of a new company that will combine Total Produce plc and Dole Food Co.
Welcome to The Packer’s Fresh Take, a new column featuring advice and inspiration from leaders and innovators in the produce industry, in their own words.
The ninth consecutive celebration of California Avocado Month in June has begun.
Is the foodservice sector finally getting back on track?
Keystone Fruit Marketing, a division of Progressive Produce, will start packing their famously sweet Walla Walla River Sweet Onions around June 15th and run until the third week in August.
Top produce industry executives will consider what the post-COVID-19 future holds in the United Fresh Produce Association’s Reimagine Conversations track Top-to-Top Retail-Foodservice Dialogues for Success.
For U.S. shoppers who read their sticker labels, they’ll start to notice their hass avocados are more likely from Peru rather than Mexico now through September.
There’s a reason avocado toast is so trendy. Check out the ways top avocado executives eat this fruit at home.
Summer fruit season is in full swing, but Stemilt is looking ahead to early August and a quick start to the new apple season with the return of Rave® brand MN55 cultivar apples.
This year could see relatively calm waters after the great stormy ocean of 2020, when some produce companies drowned and others kept treading water while the fortunate ones soared high on a wave of retail.
United Fresh recently held the first session in its new education track featuring retail and foodservice industry leaders, and the discussion covered labor, forecasting, rising costs, packaging and more.
Food safety issues are drawing a concentrated focus through a dedicated track at the United Fresh Produce Association’s virtual Reimagine Conversations event.
Marketing as the critical component to increased sales is the focus of an education and networking track of the United Fresh Produce Association’s 25-session Reimagine Conversations event.
The USDA’s June 4 announcement of a $1 billion infusion in The Emergency Food Assistance Program to support and expand the emergency food network met with a lukewarm response from the United Fresh Produce Association.
The nutrition of the cantaloupe will take on new focus in social media promotion efforts of the California Cantaloupe Board.
California melon shipments have come under pressure in recent years, with lower trending volume reported in the past five years.
Nearly half a century ago, an upstart California produce company opened its doors with a commitment to bring consumers new, unique and better-tasting fruits and vegetables.
The vast farmlands of southern New Jersey are not what people — those outside of agriculture, at least — think of when they think of New Jersey.
Wholesum, Fair Trade Certified growers of fresh organic produce, published its annual Conscientious Company Report this week which highlights the company’s commitment to continual improvement.
JOH is pleased to announce that Dana Kelly has joined the team as an Account Executive.
Drought conditions in Mexico are a concern, but a new report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service projects a slight increase in Mexican tomato output for the 2021-22 marketing season.
The Packer’s editors discuss the big topics of the week, from USDA’s The Emergency Food Assistance Program to PLU stickers to Peruvian avocados — plus an industry conversation on labor, rising costs and forecasting.
Overcoming challenges that impair profitability is the focus of an education track offered at the United Fresh Produce Association’s virtual Reimagine Conversations event.
Medium and large companies grow Peruvian avocados year-round along the coastal regions of the long South American country, while small farms are nestled in the mountains.
Daren Van Dyke, director of marketing for Brawley, Calif.-based Five Crowns Marketing, reports great early acceptance of a new proprietary melon variety called the Picasso.
Mac Riggan, director of marketing for Chelan, Wash.-based Chelan Fresh Marketing, gives growers credit for their patience in cultivating specialty apple varieties like the red-flesh Lucy Rose and Lucy Glo.
Expanded melon output is expected this summer from Los Angeles-based Pacific Trellis Fruit/Dulcinea Farms, according to Josh Leichter, CEO.
Citing an “acute and critical need” magnified by another all-too-familiar drought, a national coalition urged Senate leaders yesterday to take action to address the shortcomings of aging water infrastructure.