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Dole Food Co. has partnered with Pixar film “Monsters Inc.” to launch recipes, serving suggestions, digital and social activations, family-friendly activities, trivia and influencer partnerships.

Promotora Agricola El Toro, a grower, packer and shipper with nearly 10,000 acres in Baja California, Mexico, has earned Equitable Food Initiative certification.

Looking at retail producing pricing strategies, The Packer’s Tom Karst visited July 16 with Mike Mauti, managing partner of Toronto-based Execulytics.

Long-standing components of produce marketing campaigns targeted to kids and parents have taken on a new relevance as a back-to-school season unlike any other approaches.

For produce box delivery company Hungry Harvest, COVID-19 has meant big business.

The season for The Oppenheimer Group’s Blue Goose plum brand has started.

The Blend, a cooking technique that combines chopped mushrooms with ground meat, continues to be the Mushroom Council’s primary promotional focus.

Tanimura & Antle, Salinas, Calif., established the HarvestSelect box program for retail outlets to give convenient and fast options to consumers who want to reduce time spent in stores during the pandemic.

The Southeast Produce Council, Millen, Ga., has cancelled Southern Innovations because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Ayco Farms, Pompano Beach, Fla., has seen a “substantial increase” in demand for bagged asparagus from retail customers who are acting on changes in consumer preferences during the COVID-19 pandemic.