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The NatureSweet virtual booth at Fresh Summit showcased D’Vines a cherry-on-the-vine offering that is the newest addition to the company’s lineup.

The Oppenheimer Group has acquired a 65% stake in the Temecula, Calif.-based avocado grower Eco Farms.

With Florida groves showing the biggest declines, the 2020-21 U.S. orange crop is forecast 11% lower, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s first crop production report.

Bakersfield, Calif.-based Grimmway Farms is bring new products and sustainable packaging initiatives to the first-ever virtual Produce Marketing Association Fresh Summit Conference & Expo.

With support from Bayer, the United Fresh Start Foundation is celebrating National School Lunch Week from Oct. 12-16.

Alvaro Luque, president and CEO of Avocados from Mexico, is The Packer’s 2020 Produce Marketer of the Year.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is reporting that Suncrest Produce is not restricted from operating in the industry.

NatureSweet has added Kevin Murphy and Dan Burdett to its board of directors.

Bloomfield, N.Y.-based Terphane, a polyester films manufacturing company, is showcasing three solutions for produce companies at the Produce Marketing Association’s virtual Fresh Summit.

Instead of pining for the “good old days” before the COVID-19 , Cathy Burns invited the industry to a “new extraordinary” in her state of the industry address at the PMA Fresh Summit Oct. 13.