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Looking to go above and beyond with your watermelon merchandising? Check out these flavor pairing ideas from the National Watermelon Promotion Board, and let us know which ones resonate in your stores!

While it’s often used in sweet dishes and beverages – smoothies, breakfast bowls, ice cream, tarts, cocktails – some chefs are branching out.

Excluding melons, U.S. vegetable per capita availability increased 2.7% to 153.32 pounds in 2019, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

CMI Orchards, Wenatchee, Wash., is expanding domestic and international pear distribution through a partnership with Independent Warehouse Inc., Dryden, Wash.

In late 2019, CMI Orchards launched a digital marketing strategy designed to directly target apple consumers and drive retail sales.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced the appointment of 11 members to the Hass Avocado Board.

Belvidere, N.J.-based Edible Garden, a greenhouse grower of herbs and lettuces, has launched a unique campaign to seek investors to expand.

Retail food sales are still up big, but the cruise control button is off.

Marketing to different ethnic and demographic groups requires flexibility and a diverse portfolio of products, marketers say.

Potato and onion suppliers say they will have plenty of product on hand for Thanksgiving and Christmas feasts in 2020.