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In honor of this year’s West Coast Produce Expo theme, industry leaders weigh in on the refreshing, hydrating, and energizing fresh commodities that deserve a spot on the festival rider.
Although West Coast Produce Expo has an action-packed agenda, attendees share how best to balance the show’s hallmark relaxed vibes with making business connections.
The West Coast Produce Expo highlights the fresh innovations and consumer favorites set to ignite summer sales and capture shopper attention.
Despite a cooler-than-average start, North Carolina sweetpotato growers are leveraging strategic irrigation and recent rainfall to meet a nearly 20% surge in retail demand, fueled by health-conscious consumers and the rising popularity of specialty varieties.
The Canadian province looks to a massive acreage expansion to serve as an export-quality powerhouse while driving domestic sales at home.
Berries bring several qualities to motivate shoppers to buy, but retailers can enhance purchase possibilities with these tips and techniques.
Hair will support national accounts to help drive continued growth for the brand and its expanding portfolio of guacamole, salsa, queso, bean dips and other refrigerated dip solutions.
With five weeks still left in the season, Mexico has smashed its avocado volume records — and grower-packer-shipper GLC Cerritos has scaled up its operations, riding a wave of unprecedented U.S. supply and demand.
In its second annual report, ECIP shows deepening participation and engagement across the industry’s supply chain when it comes to strengthening the approach to labor.
Warning that American agriculture faces a potentially catastrophic economic threat, the National Potato Council is urging the immediate reinstatement of a federal ban on Canadian fresh potato imports from Prince Edward Island following a newly confirmed detection of potato wart.
The Nogales, Ariz.-based company and Grupo Alta have kicked off the 2026 Mexican grape season with the debut of Arra Honey Pop, a new high-quality, early-season white seedless variety developed with Grapa Global to deliver premium flavor and crunch.
The company says the promotion of Lawrence Mallia to vice president of AI strategy and product solutions and addition of Manjusha Sunkavalli as a data scientist comes as its moves its AI-driven solutions from vision to measurable results.
In exclusive interviews, Mushrooms Canada, The Giorgi Cos., and South Mill Champs weigh in on the Department of Commerce’s preliminary subsidy ruling and analyze the new countervailing duties and the potential precedent for fresh produce.
By shifting from late-day, expiration-driven discounts to proactive, morning markdowns fueled by real-time sell-through data, U.S. grocery retailers can transform avoidable produce shrink into a powerful lever for both financial discipline and environmental sustainability.
Industry leaders outline how retailers can maximize the 90-day sweet cherry sales window through aggressive early promotions and strategic late-season displays.
A federal judge rejected a request to block the interim final rule, keeping current wage structures intact for produce growers.
Companies readying supplies blueberries, blackberries and raspberries as shoppers continue to crave berries.
The retailer has signed leases for smaller-format stores in Boston, Chicago and Philadelphia.
Through the Feed It Onward Initiative, The Produce Moms plans to highlight the people and partnerships turning surplus food into family meals and practical solutions that support local communities.
Nominated for her humility, leadership and communication skills, the crew foreman at Sierra Farms is one of only a few women in senior positions.
The Union City, Calif.-based company is eyeing a potential 50% boost in sales following the first acquisition in its 63-year history, a strategic expansion engineered to master the high-stakes world of just-in-time produce logistics.
Wes Saber brings more than 25 years of leadership experience in the consumer goods industry.
Albertsons Cos. has launched the AI-powered Intelligent Quality Control tool that uses computer vision to help distribution center associates more accurately and consistently inspect fresh produce.
Columnist Armand Lobato recalls a trip to the Northwest highlighted by rolling hills and a “water park” for packing fresh cherries and shares how the small fruit has a big impact on the produce aisle.
The International Fresh Produce Association event is set for May 21 in Yakima, Wash., offering a day of accessible leadership development focused on courage, clarity and authentic leadership for over 225 women in agriculture.
The Packer’s Women in Produce shines a spotlight on the visionaries shaping the future of the supply chain through leadership, legacy and inspiration.
Sustainability has become a core expectation for production as companies prioritize innovations and efficiencies.
From field worker to Farmworker of the Year finalist, Rogelio Nabor Martinez’s 16-year career at Blue House Farm serves as a powerful story of technical mastery, personnel leadership and community advocacy for the modern agricultural professional.
The Packer’s Women in Produce shines a spotlight on the visionaries shaping the future of the supply chain through leadership, legacy and inspiration.
Importers and domestic growers seek to launch a unified push to align the industry through science-based handling standards and strong consumer marketing.