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It is the dawn of a new era in the sustainable packaging sector: Sorma Group is introducing fruit and vegetable packaging that is 100% paper-based and therefore completely recyclable.

Naturipe’s berry experts are daring consumers to get creative with cranberries this holiday season – and beyond – with the launch of the company’s first downloadable cookbook, Reimagining Cranberries.

Belvidere, N.J.-based Edible Garden, a greenhouse grower of herbs and lettuces, has launched a unique campaign to seek investors to expand.

A year ago, the trend in the produce industry was toward reducing or even eliminating packaging.

Pom Wonderful, Los Angeles, is launching its largest digital campaign for pomegranates, pomegranate juice and arils.

The Southeast Produce Council, Millen, Ga., has new dates for its annual show in 2021, with a Star Wars theme — Southern Exposure: The Rise of Produce.

The NGA Show and Indoor Ag-Con, the premier agriculture conference and trade show for the indoor and vertical farming industry, announced that they will co-locate in 2021 for the first time.

In the fall of 2019, Green Thumb Farms launched the “Farmer’s First” program to develop new potato varieties for retailers – and to help consumers discover new products that work well in their kitchens.

The FDA is investigating three E. coli outbreaks, and although each one has a strain associated with current or past outbreaks linked to romaine, the agency said it has no specific evidence pointing to romaine.

Grocery stores have nearly had a captive market during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the statistics reflect that observation.