The Packer
BERLIN — World trade and consumption of fresh avocados has been rocketing higher for the past 15 years, but how long can the market continue to grow?
JOH, Billerica, Mass., has promoted Kathy Sullivan to senior vice president of its Specialty and Alternate Channel.
BrightFarms, Irvington, N.Y., has hired Steve Campione as chief financial officer.
Broccoli grower Atlantic Fresh, formed by L&M and Parker Farms, is expanding its acreage.
Dole is honoring fictional and real female superheros with a promotion centering on Captain Marvel and her alter-ego Carol Danvers.
Consumers have reported increased purchases of ready-to-eat convenience foods over the last decade, a new survey reports.
Monterey Mushrooms, Watsonville, Calif., will showcase its Let’s Blend line of finely diced mushrooms at the Southeast Produce Council’s 2019 Southern Exposure expo.
BERLIN — In their second year exporting to the U.S. market after a long absence, Argentina lemon exporters will take a very measured approach to filling market needs.
Grand Forks, N.D.-based Black Gold Farms has hired Kerwin Bradley as chief production officer.
Arctic ApBitz dried apple snacks are available through Amazon again, with a new variety.
Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc., Coral Gables, Fla., reports its 2018 acquisition of Mann Packing Co. led to higher sales in North America for the year.
Village Farms International Inc. will now be traded on the NASDAQ Capital Market.
Lisa Fuentes is the new director of food safety and quality assurance at Ocean Mist Farms, Castroville, Calif.
Los Angeles-based Coast Produce Co. has been awarded a contract to provide fresh fruits and vegetables to military commissaries in the Western U.S.
Bert Boyd, who sold and marketed grapes for Pretty Lady Vineyards, McFarland, Calif., has died. He was 67.
A North Carolina agriculture asset management firm has purchased Yakima Valley, Washington-based apple companies Legacy Fruit Packers, Valley Fruit and Larson Fruit Co.
San Francisco-based Fresh Solutions Network is positioning its Side Delights fresh potato brand in the trending “food as medicine” and plant-based menu movement.
The apple category performed well in January, according to the latest Fruit Tracker Fast Fact video from Stemilt Growers.
(UPDATED, April 3) With dire implications for produce imports, President Trump has threatened to close the U.S.-Mexico border to stop illegal crossings escalating from Mexico.
Janis McIntosh has been named director of marketing innovation and sustainability for Salinas, Calif.-based Naturipe Farms.
Retailers should expect anything but a California cherry season like last year, according to Stemilt Growers.
“Good morning, and in case I don’t see ya: Good afternoon, good evening, and good night!” was the cheery greeting from Truman Burbank in 1998 movie The Truman Show.
Village Farms is adding Heavenly Villagio Marzano and Maverick Mix tomatoes to its organic offerings.
Mastronardi Produce, Kingsville, Ontario, has joined the Sustainable Packaging Coalition.
Applewood Fresh Growers LLC, Sparta, Mich., has hired Brian Coates as director of business development.
Plentiful rain over the winter quenched thirsty fields across California, but will delay fruit and vegetable supplies out of Santa Maria during the spring season.
A Produce Outlook Roundtable Luncheon will kick off the United Fresh Produce Association’s 2019 Convention & Expo.
MONTREAL — The Canadian Produce Marketing Association brought Bernadette Hamel back from a retirement trip to Florida to honor her with the CPMA Lifetime Achievement Award.
CCOF Certification Services, Santa Cruz, Calif., has promoted April Crittenden to chief certification officer.