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Apple King is touting success with TrueAI optical grading technology that can detect defects that had previously gone unnoticed.
Bassetti’s promotion follows the appointment of Sammy Duda as the new CEO of A. Duda and Sons, parent company of Duda Farm Fresh Foods.
A doubling of domestic production and a quadrupling of imports has helped the retail per capita availability of fresh tangerines/tangelos and mandarins rise 187% since 2000, USDA statistics show.
The group is launching a series of Snack Responsibly-themed ads through social media platforms.
Sales on SnapDragon this year were up 70% by Oct. 31 compared to last year, says owner and operator Alisha Albinder Camac.
The Washington apple crop is surprisingly short this year, but Chuck Sinks says retailers still have solid promotional opportunities.
Local Bounti is aiming to expand national distribution footprint and reduce food miles with new construction in Texas.
The combination of the shorter crop nationwide and Michigan’s large crop provides the state’s growers with many opportunities, said Diane Smith, executive director of the Michigan Apple Committee.
A challenging apple marketing season has meant more focus on assuring supplies and preventing gaps in fresh apple availability in 2023, says Don Roper, vice president of sales and marketing for Honeybear Marketing LLC.
The integrated citrus company is purchasing Vero Beach, Fla.-based J&J Fresh Produce assets, which includes 1,000 acres of farmland and a 185,000-square-foot cold storage and packaging facility.
The Packer’s sixth annual Global Organic Produce Expo is set to take place Jan. 30-Feb. 1 at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Fla.
The Packer and PMG talk GOPEX with Chris Miller, director of produce for MOM’s Organic Market; Chris Veillon, chief marketing officer of Pure Flavor; and The Lemon Bowl Blog’s Liz Della Croce.
Organic cucumbers are a rising star in the produce department. According to retail scan data from IRI, organic cucumber sales soared 14% higher in 2021.
Organizations that work with fresh fruits and vegetables plan to strive to ensure that only healthful, wholesome products end up on supermarket shelves and in restaurants and foodservice establishments.
The International Fresh Produce Association has issued a release mourning the death of Ron Carkoski, retired CEO of Four Seasons Produce and a past chair of United Fresh Produce Association.
Rossignoli succeeds Michael Castagnetto, who has been promoted to vice president of customer success supporting the North American Surface Transportation division within C.H. Robinson.
With the backing of technology giant Alphabet, a new ag tech company called Mineral has been unveiled with the ambition to help scale sustainable agriculture.
The influencer-based health and wellness fundraising initiative rallies the nation’s top fitness, wellness and nutrition experts to host health-related livestream classes and web-based instruction throughout January.
Fresh apple holdings on Jan. 1 totaled 84.2 million bushels, 4.1% less than the inventories reported last January, according to statistics from the U.S. Apple Association.
The Cincinnati-based grocer is celebrating the 10-year anniversary of Simple Truth, a store brand the company values at more than $3 billion.
The new role was created as part of the company’s ongoing strategy to tailor solutions even more precisely to specific food categories, according to a news release.
In a year when many Washington apple varieties saw reduced output, the Cosmic Crisp apple has given buyers bigger volume and promising potential, marketers say.
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Temple, Pa.-based Giorgio Fresh Co. has added a new flavor — Garlic Parmesan — to its line of stuffed mushrooms, said Bryan Shelton, vice president of sales and marketing.
The council’s initiative has been educating consumers since 2020 about mushrooms’ role in supporting a healthy immune system.
USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service is organizing the meeting, which is open to the public, according to a news release.
“We are now able to take the raw data from these wireless sensors that are used throughout cold chain operations and bring this data into our InteliView platform and dashboard,” said Rao Mandava of Inteligistics.
Juan Carlos Cruz Castro had contested an initial determination that he was responsibly connected to The Great Produce LLC.
The strawberry grower-shipper is increasing its presence in Central Mexico the same year that it kicks off its first strawberry season at its Baja, Calif. farm.
The industry veteran has joined Awe Sum Organics after eight years as Bouduelle Fresh Americas’ vice president of agricultural operations and sourcing.