The Packer
The National Watermelon Promotion Board’s 2019 plans include investing in nutrition research and focusing on the plant-based diet trend.
Pete Pappas & Sons, Jessup, Md., has hired John Garin as general manager and promoted Don Martin to vice president of sales.
Growers Express, which sells cut vegetables under the Green Giant Fresh brand and has seen demand rise “significantly” over the past year for its Veggie Meal Bowls and its Fresh brand Little Gems lettuce hearts.
South Carolina growers are promoting their crops to mid-Atlantic and Northeastern buyers as a seasonal alternative.
Sweet potato grower-shipper Wayne Bailey Produce, Chadbourn, N.C., is closing after 85 years, and its customers will now be served by Jackson Farming Co.
The 25th Annual Memorial Golf Tournament honoring Paul Cappelluti and Judi Powell is April 28.
The 17th class of the Empire State Food and Agricultural Leadership Institute completed the Lead Fellows portion of the training program.
Fueled by strong sales from the company’s Mann Packing business, Coral Gables, Fla.-based Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc. said net sales increased in the first quarter of 2019.
Potatoes USA, the national research and promotion group, is seeking nominees for 73 open seats on its board.
Riveridge Produce, Sparta, Mich., is ready for the asparagus season.
Ban-N-Sons Produce has new Endorsements, New Companies to the Market and Company Updates
Sophia Hronis, who founded Hronis Inc. with her late husband Jim Hronis, has died.
Mike Krage is the Idaho Potato Commission’s newest retail promotions director, covering the Northeast and Midwest.
SAN ANTONIO, Texas - Michelle Ann Passaretti is the winner of the 2019 Viva Fresh Healthy Living Award.
SAN ANTONIO, Texas - Painful changes are coming soon in how Mexican tomatoes are sold to U.S. importers.
Following the granny smith and golden delicious, the Arctic Fuji apple, engineered to resist browning, has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration.
Jan Berk, chief operating officer of San Miguel Produce, Oxnard, Calif., is the honoree and featured speaker at the United Fresh Produce Association’s Women in Produce event.
Pacific Trellis is again importing the Jam Grapes brand from Brazil, which is introduced in 2018.
Any way you measure it, attendees and exhibitors said the April 25-27 2019 Viva Fresh show was a success.
Fresh produce quality and condition inspection fees from the U.S. Department of Agriculture will increase 10% on Oct. 1.
Wenatchee, Wash.-based Stemilt Growers is helping retailers prepare for a long season of cherry sales.
The FDA is ushering in what it calls a New Era of Smarter Food Safety, with a focus on technology to trace the origin of fresh produce.
Homestead, Fla.-based Brooks Tropicals LLC has added Javier Gonzalez Ebra as the firm’s sales manager and added industry veteran Emil Bravo as the company’s newest salesman.
HLB Specialties is looking forward to the start of the rambutan season, starting in Guatemala in May and continuing with Honduras through December.
Florida’s tropical fruit season is underway and marketers are expecting a strong bounce-back year.
J&C Tropicals-branded Dragon Fuel dragon fruit will be featured at retail stores all over the country.
Double Green Farm Inc, Florida City FL and Farm Fresh Direct of America, Monte Vista CO have New Endorsements. Four new firms to the Market.