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As the Food and Drug Administration phases out vitamins A and C on nutrition labels in favor of vitamin D and potassium, Monterey Mushrooms is reminding consumers that mushrooms are a source of vitamin D.

Acelera Produce Inc., Agora DC, Dicks Family Foods, Huckleberrys Fresh Market, and Shady Brook Farm are new companies to the Market. Clayton Farms, Erb’s Produce Market, Rader Farms Inc., and others have changes.

Frello Fresh LLC, La Barca Produce, Samuel B Ramer, Samuel K Beiler, and Steven S Glick are new companies to the Market. Gowan Orchards Inc., Mackaaron Orchard, Manheim Farm, Marks Melon Patch and others have changes.

Watsonville, Calif.-based A & A Organic Farms is introducing a line of retail-ready packages.

Feeding Illinois, L.E.K. Consulting LLC, and Surf Market are new companies to the Market. Always Fresh Trading Inc., Associated Produce Inc., Golden Valley Fruit Packing Inc., Morris Farms Inc., and others have updates.

Lacewing Marketing LLC, Orion Pacific International Inc, and Salazar Produce Company have been cited by the USDA. Estrella Produce, WhyNot Farm and others are new companies to the Market, plus company changes.

“Ugh! This Saturday night I have inventory.”

Pumping up or building massive produce displays is not uncommon during the holidays.

Fagerberg Produce of Eaton, Colo., has agreed to extend its use of Tampa, Fla.-based IFCO reusable plastic containers (RPCs) for its dry onions through 2020.

Vertical farms company AeroFarms, Newark, N.J., is investing $42 million to build a 150,000-square-foot facility in rural Virginia.