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Local Farm Solutions, T&J Produce Inc., and The Chefs’ Warehouse Inc. are new companies to the Market. Ameriqual Foods, Aspen Produce LLC, Fiorentino Farms Inc. and others have updates.

The Coastal Cos., Laurel, Md., has acquired Lancaster Foods, a Jessup, Md.-based retail produce distributor and fresh-cut processor.

Arrive Logistics, Austin, Texas, has opened a new division, Arrive Fresh, to expand a pilot program focused on perishable shipments, including fresh fruits and vegetables, meats and flowers.

Catalytic Generators, Norfolk, Va., is promoting its ethylene generators as a ripening technology that can help boost sales through a conditioned pears program.

Food Rite - Newbern and Ramey’s are new Retailers to the Market. Blue Hill Berry Co., Gander Gardens, Godlewsky Farms, Gromaine LLC, Old Hook Farm Inc., and Pokey Creek Farm have changes.

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The Oppenheimer Group will be the first to import the organic green seedless Arra 15 table grape variety into North America.

Brookshire Grocery Co. and Hegedorns Supermarket are new companies to the Market. Desert Valley Produce LLC, J Schlanger & Sons Inc., MAF Industries Pacific Northwest, Michael Farms Inc., and others have updates.

The California carrot industry is kicking off a Crunch Out advertising campaign in Sacramento, Calif., and Cincinnati.

The organic version of this spiky vegetable found favor in households with children, according to Organic Fresh Trends 2020.