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The Costa Rican grower-shipper says it has achieved national distribution after launching its brand in North America a little more than three years ago.
The Packer’s Sustainability Insights 2024 shows 74% of surveyed retailers called sustainability a primary or secondary priority for their businesses — and retailers are also doing more to be sustainable.
The farmer-owned cooperative says it has planted more than 17,000 acres of almond orchards with cover crops as it launches the second year of enrollment for its $45 million Climate-Smart Commodities grant.
The Packer’s Sustainability Insights 2024 survey found that more than three-quarters of consumers place at least some priority on sustainability in their buying decisions, with 30% placing primary priority on it.
U.S. sales of certified organic products approached $70 billion in 2023, a new record for the sector, according to a new survey from the Organic Trade Association.
The Vancouver, British Columbia-based company has received the Canada’s Best Managed Companies award for the 23rd time.
After 70 years in business, the fourth-generation, family-owned greenhouse grower is celebrating both its platinum anniversary and being named a 2024 Canada’s Best Managed Companies Platinum Club award winner.
U.S. Highbush Blueberry Council and Major League Pickleball have teamed to increase blueberry consumption among the fast-growing pickleball fan base.
Fresh fruit importer-exporter Salix Fruits is eyeing strong supplies from its recently launched summer citrus program, marking the start of the lemon, mandarin and orange season in the Southern Hemisphere.
The International Fresh Produce Association has name the 12 new companies that will join the Fresh Field Catalyst Accelerator for the 2024 cohort.
Cherry packers in California and New Zealand have implemented Tomra’s AI-powered LUCAi technology with good results, according to a news release.
The California Department of Water Resources said the state achieved 4.1 million acre-feet of managed groundwater recharge during Water Year 2023, which is nearly the water storage of Shasta Lake.
The event brings together leading apple experts and economists with presentations on emerging diseases, internal disorders, organic regulations and the role of ethylene management in apple quality.
The global avocado exporter says retailers can secure ample volume and pricing as part of its retail and foodservice program.
From almonds and apples to avocados and blueberries, while many high-value, specialty crops depend on bee pollination to thrive, historically little has been known about the intricate world inside the hive — until now.
The company said its regeneratively grown berries will be in select Whole Foods, Sprouts, Bi-Rite, NewLeaf, Berkeley Bowl Marketplace and Oliver’s locations.
The company cited a strategic evaluation amid economic conditions in its decision about the banner, which operates in Missouri.
NatureSweet’s Cherub tomatoes are being highlighted as the ideal summer salad partner with Barilla’s Protein+ Cellentani pasta.
Brewster, Wash.-based tree fruit marketer Honeybear Brands is preparing to ship cherries from Washington to retailers ahead of schedule.
According to research released in February from Texas A&M University, U.S. imports of fruits, vegetables and nuts from Mexico totaled $18.7 billion during 2022.
Kingsville, Ontario-based grower DelFrescoPure has expanded its sales team with fresh produce industry veteran Michael Jones.
North Carolina’s berry season is anticipated to bridge the gap between growing seasons in Mexico and the Pacific Northwest, with blueberries starting in late April.
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Wayne, Ark.-based Matthews Ridgeview Farms offers both bulk and value-added packaging for its considerable sweet potato volume, says Autumn Campbell, sales manager for the company.
Grocery food inflation isn’t easy to tame, and the USDA’s latest inflation forecast for 2023 predicts prices for the year could rise as much as 10% over 2022.
The retailer has partnered with the American Red Cross to assist in disaster relief efforts in Southern California.
The Watsonville, Calif.-based company expects big volumes of organic and conventionally grown strawberries in time for Mother’s Day and National Strawberry Month in May.
With a berry boom continuing in May after starting in April, Watsonville, Calif.-based Well-Pict will showcase its premium, proprietary conventional and organic strawberries and conventional raspberries.
Matt Steve Pandol Jr. of Pandol Bros., 60, died unexpectedly April 21 at his home in Delano, Calif., according to a family statement.
California Fresh Fruit Association President Ian LeMay will become president and CEO of the California Table Grape Commission in spring 2025, succeeding Kathleen Nave.