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L&M Cos. Inc. now has onions year-round, said Derek Ennis, the Raleigh, N.C.-based grower-shipper’s sales director for potatoes and onions.

Collinsville, Ill.-based packaging manufacturer Sev-Rend Corp. is seeing increased focus on recyclable packaging, said Jeff Watkin, marketing director.

Pepper lovers have something to look forward to for the next several months as grower-shippers report plentiful supplies of good-quality product.

California’s strawberry crop seemed to be gradually returning to normal volume this spring after a rainy winter that delayed picking early in the season.

The domestic blueberry season was kicking off in mid-April with harvesting already underway in Georgia, said Victoria De Bruin, marketing manager for the U.S. Highbush Blueberry Council.

For the first time ever, blended burgers are available on restaurant menus in all 50 U.S. states.

SnapDragon apples experienced a huge 2018-19 season and may have an even better 2019-20 season.

In language that supporters hope is included in the next Child Nutrition Act reauthorization, new legislation aims to make it easier for school foodservice directors to buy local food for student meals.

Plant City, Fla.-based berry grower Wish Farms has started a summer partnership campaign with Feeding America.

Pierre Sleiman, Jr., dreams of taking on the big boys with a nationwide network of local organic producers.