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Fresh-cut jicama company Xica Brands is introducing a new product, jicama noodles.

Potatoes may be a dinner-table staple, but they don’t have to be boring, marketers of Idaho potatoes say.

Check Country Store, ERC Produce, Garden Fresh Restaurants, Giardino Gourmet Salads, and Vine Line Produce Distribution are new companies to the Market. California Specialty Produce Inc. and other firms have updates.

Los Alamitos, Calif.-based Frieda’s is offering solutions for plant-based eating during the holiday season.

Agriculture Capital, Amazon-Fruit Frexot Productora Y Comercializadora, Anawi Export SAC, ATV Farms & Imperfect Foods are new companies to the Market. ERC Produce, Fruitsmart Inc. and Westside Produce LLC have updates.

Fresh Select, M & J Blueberry Farms, Nu Vista Food Group, Pine Hill Farms and Reed Family Farms are new firms to the Market. Arthur Hood Co., Diamond Head Papaya Co Ltd., Fresh Link Produce and others have updates.

Starting in 2020, new generic Universal Product Codes will not be issued for produce in the U.S. and Canada, with company-specific codes taking their place.

Comparable store sales for Walmart U.S. increased 3.2% in the third quarter, and executives described fresh food as key to the growth.

Pacific Trellis Fruit, Los Angeles, has a new line of Dulcinea brand seedless grapes.

Orchid Dates Corporation, Pine Valley Farms, Produce Depot USA LLC, Qinti Cami LLC and Sarver Hill Farm are new firms to the Market. Gem Pack Berries LLC, Gold Coast Produce Inc, MGM Products Inc and others have updates.