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California Giant wants to help consumers chill out over the summer.

Ocean Mist Farms is introducing a purple artichoke, a colorful seasonal variety selected for its flavor and appearance.

Athena Farms, Extreme Growers Inc., Fresh Produce, Rising Harvest, Santa Teresa Produce, LLC, and West Valley Packing LLC are new companies to the Market. Newcastle Fruit & Produce Company LLC and others have updates.

At United Fresh LIVE!, Sunkist Growers is sharing a sneak peek of the interactive “Sunkist Island,” a simulated orange grove experience that will be promoted in select export markets.

Wonderful Pistachios is making its No Shells Chili Roasted and Honey Roasted flavors available in an 11-ounce bag, adding another option to the original 5.5-ounce size bags that was introduced last year.

Pineapple grower-importer Chestnut Hill Farms is partnering with Fresh Fruit, a Dominican Republic exporter, to provide organic fair-trade bananas to East Coast and Gulf Coast states.

USDA imposed sanctions against Custom Fresh Cuts Inc. FingerLakes Farms LLC, Hauppauge Transportation Inc., Origin Fresh LLC, Strickland Organics LLC, and The FarmLink Project are new companies to the Market, plus more.

Bfruits dba WWD Fruits LLC, Catering By Rosemary Inc., Midwest Juicery LLC, NankyFoods, and New England Cranberry Co. are new companies to the Market. Black River Organic Farm, Bova Fresh LLC and others have updates.

Five produce managers being recognized this year by United as some of the best in the nation listed partnerships, marketing investment and sampling as key factors in successful new product launches.

The makers of the Wholly Guacamole brand has a new Wholly Avocado Diced Avocado and single-serve Smashed Avocado products.