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The new school year is here but with mask mandates, mask bans, and unpredictability around when vaccines will be available for kids under 12, the only thing certain about this school year is uncertainty.

Increasing online and omnichannel marketing present challenges to produce shippers and packaging suppliers.

Morgan Falcon, marketing for Plant City, Fla.-based Wish Farms, showcased the company’s Pink-a-Boo Pineberries at The Packer’s GOPEX Golf event in August.

CHICAGO — Washington apple grower Sean Gilbert is The Packer’s 2021 Apple Man of the Year.

CHICAGO — Apple marketers must defend their share of stomach against other commodities and pay close attention to new alternative retail formats to fully exploit consumer demand for apples.

Cutting the Washington state apple forecast by nearly 11% from USDA’s August estimate, the U.S. Apple Association’s forecast of the U.S. crop reveals a big divergence in expectations between the two estimates.

House Foods’ goal for 2022 is to rebalance its business between grocery and retail outlets and foodservice and industrial clients, said Paul Eastman of House Foods America at GOPEX Golf

The New York Apple Association is hitting promotions hard this season in these ways.

So, what exactly is a normal work week for a produce manager? It depends.

As society gets ready for Back-To-School season, parents are sending their kids to class with a fresh snack they love to eat by the handful: Uno Bites Nano Cucumbers from Pure Flavor.