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With show floor sampling impossible at this year’s United Fresh LIVE! event, Nature Fresh Farms is improvising.

California Giant wants to help consumers chill out over the summer.

Ocean Mist Farms is introducing a purple artichoke, a colorful seasonal variety selected for its flavor and appearance.

Athena Farms, Extreme Growers Inc., Fresh Produce, Rising Harvest, Santa Teresa Produce, LLC, and West Valley Packing LLC are new companies to the Market. Newcastle Fruit & Produce Company LLC and others have updates.

At United Fresh LIVE!, Sunkist Growers is sharing a sneak peek of the interactive “Sunkist Island,” a simulated orange grove experience that will be promoted in select export markets.

Wonderful Pistachios is making its No Shells Chili Roasted and Honey Roasted flavors available in an 11-ounce bag, adding another option to the original 5.5-ounce size bags that was introduced last year.

Chiquita is inviting United Fresh LIVE! attendees to visit its virtual expo booth to tour banana production areas and learn more about its category insights, sustainability efforts and customer solutions.

Time to strike while the iron is hot for strawberries, grapes, watermelons and more.

A great plan won’t hit your goals without execution at store level. I had a boss once who used to tell me, “Nothing is real until it happens in the store.” To have great execution you need great produce managers.

Online grocery purchasing and delivery will continue to spread, long after the current COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic has dissipated, and the packaging industry likely will grow with it, marketers say.