Search - The Packer

Dole is offering “Dad-friendly” recipes for Father’s Day in a tie-in with Disney’s “The Lion King.”

AvoGanic, Cascade Cherry Growers Inc., Hamptons Delivery Corp., Lego Trade & Brokerage LLC, Patriot Foods Inc., are new companies to the Market. Agritrade Farms LLC and De Martino Specialty Produce have updates.

The Packer’s editor Tom Karst visits with Mike Mauti about his upcoming web June 19 seminar for Produce Market Guide called “Red, White and Boom.”

Duda Farm Fresh Foods, through its Dandy brand, is partnering with Good Foods for the Good & Dandy Sweepstakes, giving consumers the chance to win a Weber grill and other prizes.

Albas Citrus, Colorado Fast Food Products LLC and Fresh By Nature Inc. are new companies to the Market. Sweet Seasons LLC has been Endorsed. Marjaba Import & Export Corp and Mastronardi Produce/SUNSET® have updates.

Vidalia onion grower-shipper G&R Farms, through its Growing America’s Farmers program, is supporting agriculture education with a promotion at Chicago Jewel-Osco stores.

“I need to write an order.” To the clerks that hear this from their produce manager, it can sound so easy, so simple.

Arredondo, D VA Produce, Gallardo Produce, JL&A Produce Inc., Langarcia are new companies to the Market. A & B Tropical Produce LLC has been Endorsed. Affiliated Foods Inc and Sanchez Farms have updates.

Gonzales, Calif.-based Misionero Vegetables will relaunch the Salade du Soleil salad brand, with three new salad blends: Originale, Verte and Rouge spring mixes.

Gold Coast Packing teamed up with the Santa Maria Valley (Calif.) YMCA recently to teach children how to grow vegetables and turn them into center-of-the-plate dishes.