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Dave’s Specialty Imports, Miami, Fla., is offering a jumbo blueberry pack and expanded organic strawberry volume from Mexico, says Leslie Simmons, vice president of Dave’s Specialty Imports, Miami, Fla.

ORLANDO, Fla., - Chilean citrus exports to the U.S. grew at double-digit rates in 2018, says Juan Enrique Ortúzar, chairman f the Chilean Citrus Committee.

Wendy Reinhardt Kapsak has always been a fan of the Produce for Better Health Foundation. Now, she is responsible for helping to steer the foundation forward into a new era.

Congratulations! You’ve survived another Fresh Summit.

ORLANDO, Fla. - Castroville, Calif.-based Ocean Mist Farms featured a couple of new items in the Produce Marketing Association’s Fresh Summit innovation showcase.

ORLANDO, Fla. - SafeTraces is promoting its new-to-market sanitation verification solution and its patented DNA barcode application system for fresh produce items.

A true immigrant success story, Jay Rodriguez came with his parents from Cuba to Florida in 1967.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has cited a Philadelphia company for failing to pay for about $550,000 for produce, and is allowing a McAllen, Texas, company to return to business.

Sumo variety citrus will see bigger volume from California this year for Lindsay, Calif.-based Suntreat, a division of AC Foods.

The Tasteful Selections brand makeover was met with enthusiasm at Fresh Summit, says Russell Wysocki, president and CEO of RPE Produce, Bancroft, Wis.