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This year, NYAA is sponsoring an Apple Pie Baking Kit consumer sweepstakes on social media and launching holiday videos featuring “Bob for Apples from New York,” in addition to reminding retailers to cross-merchandise.
Based on market conditions in early December, the 2023-24 season is setting up to be a very good year for potato promotions.
U.S. fresh potato exports soared 16% in the 12 months from October 2022 through September 2023, USDA trade numbers say.
A salmonella outbreak in 34 states that has sickened 117 people and caused two deaths has been traced to one grower in Mexico.
The new proposal calls for creating more policies and procedures to encourage a reduction of food waste and funds to assist in developing new technologies.
The contest challenges contestants to build a snowman out of Fresh Del Monte Produce and Mann Packing Co. fruits and vegetables, with a chance to win a prize.
The Packer’s Fresh Trends 2024 consumer survey reveals demographic variables in households that tend to point to higher fresh potato purchases.
Potato movement has been good throughout the Red River Valley at the start of this season.
NoKota Packers is locked and loaded for the 2023-24 season, says Carissa Olsen, president and CEO of the Buxton, N.D.-based marketer.
Six founding members of the Ethical Charter Implementation Program want to invite suppliers and growers to be a part of the newly launched program.
Canada-based processed potato producer McCain Foods has launched Presia Ag Insights.
As the Coachella Valley, Calif., season begins, Ocean Mist is eyeing strong volumes to meet customer demand through the holiday season and into the new year.
Lisa Rosenberg joins the Orlando, Fla.-based garlic company to capitalize on consumers’ increasing interest in fresh, convenient flavors.
The company said the new packaging, introduced to mark the start of the California citrus season, highlights its growing practices.
Joe Garcia, who has 40 years of supply chain technical experience, will serve as director of sales for retail supply chain.
The document provides an extensive overview of the company’s activities and achievements in three core areas — Thriving Business, Thriving Planet and Thriving Society — against the baseline year of 2020.
The Walnut Creek, Calif.-based company said it earned a perfect score on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s assessment of LGBTQ+ workplace equality.
Great potato promotion opportunities for Idaho potatoes will abound in 2024, says Eric Beck, director of marketing for Idaho Falls, Idaho-based Wada Farms Marketing Group.
A new medley variety pack from Southwind Farms is now available, says Derek Peterson, vice president of sales and operations for Wilcox Fresh, Rexburg, Idaho.
The versatile potato is one fresh produce commodity that consumers turn to when they are faced with grocery price inflation, The Packer’s Fresh Trends 2024 survey reveals.
The Kearny, N.J.-based commercial-scale indoor vertical farm has added a new fruit tomato, available at select Whole Foods Markets.
The packaging aims to better meet the evolving needs of the market, combining sustainability, freshness and an enhanced eating experience, according to the company.
A team at Michigan State University and partner institutions has earned a $3.95 million grant to reduce and manage blueberry fruit rot.
Nearly 3 out of 4 of those voting in a recent industry poll predicted the use of reusable plastic containers will rise in the next five years.
Robert Guenther has launched Breakthrough365 Government Relations Strategies, which has a mission to provide distinctive strategies to navigate the complexities of government relations in Washington, D.C., and beyond.
U.S. imports of Central American bananas totaled $1.8 billion from November 2022 to October 2023, trade figures show.
Apples are an organic powerhouse in the fresh produce department. Learn why in this story from The Packer’s Organic Fresh Trends 2024.
The report also said many shoppers have an interest in learning more about nutrition and health.
An upcoming webinar from the Fresh Produce Association of the Americas aims to help U.S. importers of Mexican tomatoes to better understand the implications of a potential termination to the 2019 suspension agreement.
The apple variety makes a cameo in a Hallmark film while the actor highlights recipes that incorporate Envy apples into holiday dishes.