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The Florida Tomato Exchange says U.S. growers view the decision as a long-awaited step toward fairer trade.
The McAllen, Texas-based operation added jalapeño, serrano and habanero chiles and tomatillos to its offerings of limes and chayote.
Bland Farms says it has launched a “Savor Summer’s Sweetest Moments” campaign to promote Vidalia onions.
Five years after the pandemic started, grocers are competing in a very different online grocery landscape where year-over-year growth has returned, driven by delivery and fueled by deep discounts, survey shows.
The event, which highlights the role of the Tex-Mex corridor as a key trade route and production hub for fresh produce, celebrated its 10th anniversary this year.
Innovation, Canadian-grown and -owned, and produce that plays well in both cooked and raw dishes were all on display at this year’s Canadian Produce Marketing Association Convention and Trade Show.
This new variety boasts more berries per plant, which allows the company to start it at its lowest price point.
Fresh Express encourages consumers to unleash creativity in the kitchen through a multi-phase “Express Yourself” initiative across streaming, social and digital.
Offering custom and common-branded promotional opportunities, merchandising strategies and education materials, the company says its AVO360 encourages customers to include avocados in their holiday celebrations.
The grocer says customers can now enjoy a seamless shopping experience with a variety of new and enhanced features that help customers, including the power of AI.
Helping manage retailers’ perishable category, Procurant Fresh AI is an artificial intelligence solution.
Jessica Haney, who joined the company in 2008, has been promoted to lead the its internal transportation management system.
While tariff turmoil has presented fresh challenges for some U.S. grower-packer-shippers, some Canadian and Mexican producers are finding new avenues for growth.
A packed house gathered at Viva Fresh to get the latest insights from Dante Galeazzi, president and CEO of the Texas International Produce Association, and Anne MacMillan, partner at Invariant Government Relations.
There is nothing new about Mexico being late on water deliveries, according to the 1944 treaty, and work on the problem runs deep.
The Canadian Produce Marketing Association presented an award to the greenhouse grower for its new paper lettuce bag, which is set to launch soon.
The company has added tomato industry veteran Daniel Heguertty to the team as the company expands into the tomato category, further diversifying its product line.
The U.S. mushroom grower says it is reducing prices on its full line of organic mushrooms by expanding domestic production to meet a 58.6% surge in demand over the past three years.
Project Learning Garden is comprised of easy-to-assemble raised garden beds, soil, seeds and a mobile cooking cart.
Although vague, Trump’s comments during his Cabinet meeting are the most detailed the administration has provided on the fate of farmworkers without legal status — who make up half the farm sector’s workforce — under his plan for mass deportations.
Avocados From Mexico’s new campaign puts guacamole at the center of the holiday.
FMS Fresh Produce and local partners seek to break the province’s dependence on U.S. imports with local suppliers.
Green City Growers transforms rooftops, schools and public spaces into thriving urban farms, combining hands-on maintenance with agricultural expertise to make city farming sustainable and accessible.
Tyler Simmons will spearhead the company’s efforts to grow its footprint in grocery stores across North America.
In addition to thousands of its employees volunteering for more than 150 projects, the company plans to collect donations at the register to support efforts to protect, conserve and restore local ecosystems.
Happi pear was bred by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada researchers at the breeding station at AAFC’s Harrow Research and Development Centre in Ontario, Canada through cross-pollination methods.
TIPA Compostable Packaging says it has added its voice to the vision of achieving a sustainable future for plastic packaging through innovative change and solutions.
As tariff tensions continue to run high, much talk at the Canadian Produce Marketing Association Conference and Trade Show has centered around U.S. produce suppliers losing Canadian consumers’ business to an upswell of support for local products.
The Washington-based onion company looks to the Netherlands for future-proof equipment and European onion packing standards.
In the newly created role, Jana Fishback will help lead sustainability initiatives, analyze data for insights and engage with stakeholders, the company says.