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Del Monte Fresh Produce and Mann Packing Co. will showcase fresh, fresh-cut fruit and vegetables, as well as snack solutions, at the Southern Exposure trade show.

Miami-based Crystal Valley Foods finished remodeling its Miami warehouse.

MountainKing Potatoes is providing its retail partners with “turnkey, display-ready options” aimed at driving sales of its baby golds, baby reds and fingerlings.

Ben Josephson has returned to Wada Farms Marketing Group LLC as sales director after having stepped away temporarily, said Eric Beck, marketing director with the Idaho Falls, Idaho-based potato grower-shipper.

A slight majority of consumers polled by The Packer’s Fresh Trends 2020 survey say they would pay a premium for fresh produce packed in containers made from recycled materials.

Nearly one-quarter of banana buyers said they selected organic fruit at least some of the time, Organic Fresh Trends 2020 research shows.

Eliminating the use of wax cartons is one way that Lakeside Organic Gardens is answering the call for more sustainable packaging.

Tasteful Selections is giving away an indoor herb growing kit, a gardening tool set and a stainless watering sprayer in February as part of a 10-year anniversary celebration.

Rough weather during the U.S. potato harvest last fall continues to shake up the markets well into 2020, marketers say.

Delayed rain in Chile and Mexico and freezes in Southern California could mean the national market needs more volume from Southeastern berry growers.