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Value-added leafy greens accounted for nearly 10% of total fresh produce sales at retail in 2020, bringing in $7.2 billion and demonstrating continued strong demand for convenience items.
As temperatures begin to rise in California’s Central Valley, the Bee Sweet Citrus team has turned its focus to Star Ruby Grapefruit as a key player in the company’s seasonal line.
As National Salad Month approaches, here are a few updates from brands around the country.
Northwest produce firms Chelan Fresh, Gebbers Farms and Apple House Warehouse & Storage Inc. are helping support families in Pateros, Wash., where childcare is in short supply.
After a pandemic-driven spike in e-commerce and the spread of unrecyclable problem plastics, DS Smith Packaging marked the anniversary of the opening of its Reading, Pa., recycling plant.
Church Brothers Farms made additions to its sales team and promoted existing staff as part of a plan to grow the company’s retail and foodservice sales programs.
JOH is pleased to announce that Patricia “Patti” Herrick has joined JOH as a Director in our Metro Division in Paramus, NJ.
Interko unveils its pioneering Containerised Ripening Room following five years of research and development in partnership with multi-national tropical fruit importer-marketer Fyffes.
Smurfit Kappa’s innovative three litre Bag-in-Box packaging design has received Amazon’s “Frustration-Free Packaging” (FFP) certification.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is withdrawing a proposal that would have revised the handling requirements under the federal marketing order for tomatoes grown in Florida.
The National Organic Standards Board begins its spring meeting on April 20.
Don Goodwin, founder and former owner of GoldenSun Insights, a strategy centric firm focused in the fresh produce industry, passed away on Sunday, April 18th, 2021.
LUV by Fresh Directions Intl hit the ground running this past week, with its first exhibition of the year at Southern Exposure 2021.
Idaho Falls, Idaho-based Eagle Eye Produce has expanded its year-round onion program with the addition of Central Produce Distribution Inc. of Payette, Idaho.
JOH is proud to announce the promotion of several members of its Analytics and Insights team.
The stand-up pouch bag is still the dominant package for California cherries, but top-seal clamshells are making inroads, shippers say.
Online attendees can get a first-hand look at a commercial-scale, indoor salad farm in Hendersonville, N.C., to celebrate a grand opening.
Leamington, Ontario-based Nature Fresh Farms is expanding its greenhouse strawberry acreage from one to 16 acres, with help from growing partner Cielo Vista, to be completed this fall.
The Canadian Produce Marketing Association held its 95th Convention and Trade Show, Fresh Week April 12-16, attracting almost 2,900 attendees from 42 countries, even as a virtual event.
Half of millennials in Canada consider themselves foodies.
Take a look at what California cherry businesses are working on.
California’s Kern County produces eight out every 10 carrots grown in the U.S., according to a recent estimate by the University of California, Davis.
The organic produce category continues to see growth thanks to a devoted group of core shoppers, high interest among younger generations, and the perception that organic is healthier than conventional.
It’s full steam ahead for exports of T&G Global’s internationally popular, premium Envy™ apple this week.
The government of Morocco has asked the U.S. Department of Agriculture to authorize the importation of fresh eggplant for consumption into the continental U.S.
Salinas, Calif.-based Naturipe Farms removed 92 metric tons of plastic waste from their packaging in 2020, almost quadrupling the amount they reduced in 2019.
The U.S. fresh produce sector continues to experience the shocks of COVID-19, limited resources, labor shortages, increasing regulation, and other challenges.
Equitable Food Initiative announced that it has been recognized as a third-party-verified certification program for Walmart U.S.’s new pollinator health commitments.
The Kern County carrot season will pick up steam in late May for Arvin, Calif.-based Kern Ridge Growers LLC.
Near double-digit growth in organic sales highlighted retail sales in the first quarter of 2021, according to a new report from the Organic Produce Network and Category Partners.