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The Hass Avocado Board continues to chart the success of the fruit with another positive quarter, in which Easter, Cinco de Mayo and Memorial Day holidays saw growth in dollar sales and volume moved.

Chipper Inc., Lakes Harvest Foods LLC, Marquez Farms Produce Inc., Sierra y Selva Exportadora and Zupan Enterprises Oregon Inc., are new companies to the Market. Category Partners LLC, Gaia Produce and more have updates.

Byron Growers Fresh, Costa Azul Organica USA Inc., Gro Organics LLC, Quintana Del Caprio and Uma Foods LLC are new companies to the Market. A and F Distributing Corp., & Magnolia Packing Inc., have changes, plus more.

The National Watermelon Promotion Board is working with food media and editors with a simple message to consumers: watermelon is convenient and portable.

Big California volume was contributing to low shipping point prices and strong promotion opportunities for California strawberries in mid-May.

With coverage on national TV shows including “The Chew” and “Good Morning America,” Sunions tearless sweet onions boasts more than 1.2 billion media impressions in its first season.

Fresh is hot, vegan is not, according to a new study of consumer trends in the food and beverage industry.

Whole Foods is pulling back on its plan to require GMO labeling for all foods in stores by September.

This is chocolate you won’t feel guilty for eating.

AgroFresh Solutions Inc. has signed an agreement with Chinese retailer Pagoda to extend the shelf life and quality of fruit in its stores.