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The U.S. Highbush Blueberry Council has contracted with the Sterling-Rice Group to lead its integrated foodservice marketing and promotional activities for the council and the blueberry industry.

Felipe Silva, general manager of Zurgroup, is the Chilean Blueberry Committee’s new president.

Hurricanes this year have not caused any major disruptions to Florida crops and actually provided some needed rain, said Mindy Lee, bureau chief at Tallahassee-based Fresh From Florida.

The U.S. Highbush Blueberry Council and North American Blueberry Council have hired Alicia Adler as vice president.

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Schiller Park, Ill.-based Sun Belle is promoting organic and biodynamic cranberries and blueberries this fall, along with a wide variety of other berry offerings.

Mastronardi Produce, Kingsville, Ontario, was recognized as having the Best Overall Product Promo at the Produce Marketing Association’s Fresh Summit for Wow berries.

Wish Farms, Plant City, Fla., has a smartphone app that brings new labels on its berry packs to life with augmented reality.

Driscoll’s has launched Sweetest Batch Blueberries — the newest addition to its limited edition collection.

Alpine Fresh, Miami, is launching a new brand and redesigned logo that will appear on the company’s labels and packaging.

Peru has been chosen to host the 2020 International Blueberry Organization Summit.

The weight of evidence that points to the health benefits of blueberries is substantial, and a recent paper outlines what is known so far.

More growth opportunities are dead ahead for Latin American fruit and vegetable growers, according to a new 326-page report.

The timing couldn’t be better for Estero, Fla.-based Naturipe Farms LLC to step up its emphasis on foodservice.

UPDATED: Naturipe Farms has hired Glenn Daniels as director of business development for value-added fresh.

The early blueberry crops out of Georgia and North Carolina this spring were somewhat disappointing, but supplies were picking up as the harvest moved westward, said Luciano Fiszman.

Consumers looking for berries to enhance their picnics or barbecues this summer won’t be disappointed.

The North American Blueberry Council and the U.S. Highbush Blueberry Council have hired Kasey Cronquist as president of the groups.

Ongoing investment in protected agriculture in Mexico will likely result in continued losses for the fruit and vegetable industry in Florida, according to a new report from the University of Florida.

Fair Oaks Farms, a progressive dairy, pork and crop farm in northwest Indiana, was recently the subject of some less than savory media attention.

Hardships born from a big freeze in 2016 have inspired Georgia’s blueberry industry to invest in some protective technology so growers don’t get frozen out of the market again.