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Global food packaging company plans to advance sustainability program with Rebecca Locker leading strategy.

With IFPA’s Global Show fast approaching, the Watsonville, Calif.-based company is eager to showcase its offering of high-quality strawberries, blueberries, raspberries and blackberries.

Potato prices are high, but there are still opportunities for retail and foodservice promotions, according to industry leaders.

Global inflation will likely decrease to 6.5% in 2023 and to 4.1% by 2024, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) forecast.

Acquired by Wilcox Fresh this year, Southwind Farms, in Heyburn, Idaho, specializes in gourmet fingerling potato production, said Juan Juarez, general manager of Southwind Farms by Wilcox.

Watsonville, Calif., - based Well-Pict tradeshow crew will be in Orlando for the IFPA Global Produce & Floral Show at the Orange County Convention Center, according to a news release.

Sugar City, Idaho-based Sun-Glo of Idaho has finished construction on a new addition to its plant, said Jill Crapo Cox, vice president of sales.

An extension of Potandon’s value-added microwavable line has arrived with the product name Minute Mashers with Gravy, says Dick Thomas, senior vice president of sales for Potandon Produce LLC, Idaho Falls, Idaho.

In the wake of Hurricane Ian, DNO Produce has mobilized seven companies to donate 25,950 pounds of ready-to-eat produce and 350 cases of bottled water to storm victims.

Shelley, Idaho-based GPOD of Idaho has just completed the largest renovation in its history relative to its grading, sorting and sizing capabilities, said Kevin Searle, general manager.