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Gold Coast Packing teamed up with the Santa Maria Valley (Calif.) YMCA recently to teach children how to grow vegetables and turn them into center-of-the-plate dishes.

Throughout July, Wenatchee, Wash.-based Stemilt Growers is striving to ensure that premium Kyle’s Pick cherries are the impulse buy shoppers make.

Dalena Farms Inc., and Driscoll’s have been Endorsed. Southern Grocers LLC is a new company to the Market. Fresh Global Produce Inc dba Bonanza Fresh Global, Grower Network LLC, and Pure Fresh have updates.

With more than 20 years of experience in the North American supermarket industry, Mike Mauti has learned “Retail 101” firsthand.

The Packer’s editor Tom Karst visited Aug. 16 with retail consultant Mike Mauti about back-to-school promotions.

Those are all points that suppliers need to have in the back of their mind when they sell product to their customers.

With more than 20 years of experience in the North American supermarket industry, Mike Mauti has learned “Retail 101” firsthand.

The mix of apple varieties is all shook up compared with 30 years, and Don Roper believes that is a good thing.

Blaze Pizza LLC, Bokhary Farms LLC, Nova Imports Canada, The Spice Essentials and West Coast Wild Foods Ltd., are new companies to the Market. Green Team Partners Inc., Litehouse Foods Inc., have updates.

Walmart reported $130.4 billion in revenue for the second quarter of its fiscal year, up 1.8% from the same time in 2018.