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Sweet Karoline blackberries will be making their way to supermarket shelves this year after seven years of research, development and market testing.

Alexandra’s Produce Inc., EasyPeasy LLC, Henderson Foods Inc., UP Indian River (North), and UP St. Lucie are new companies to the Market. American River Ag Inc., B C Tree Fruits Cooperative and others have updates.

Specialty and Top Quality Produce LLC, and World Distribution Group LLC are new companies to the Market. Gibson Produce & Watermelon Sales LLC, Hitchcock Farms Inc., Villa Produce Inc. and others have updates.

Pro Citrus Network, Visalia, Calif., has a new brand of seedless red mandarins, the MandaRosa.

C.H. Robinson, Eden Prairie, Minn., plans to purchase Prime Distribution Services.

Brookshire Grocery Co. and Hegedorns Supermarket are new companies to the Market. Desert Valley Produce LLC, J Schlanger & Sons Inc., MAF Industries Pacific Northwest, Michael Farms Inc., and others have updates.

The California carrot industry is kicking off a Crunch Out advertising campaign in Sacramento, Calif., and Cincinnati.

The organic version of this spiky vegetable found favor in households with children, according to Organic Fresh Trends 2020.

DG Fresh Distribution MO LLC, Perlmart Inc., and Tomato House LLC are new companies to the Market. Appalachian Harvest Organic Grower Group, Caribbean Crescent Inc., Villas Wholesale Inc. and others have updates.

The California Walnut Commission, Folsom, has a new global marketing campaign, The Power of 3, that has a simple message: three handfuls of walnuts a week can help improve nutrition.