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With another edition of Fast Facts: The Cast video series from Wenatchee, Wash.-based Stemilt Growers provides insights on selling apples in the summer and best promotion bets for the fall.

As in most regions of the U.S., supermarket business in Michigan has been strong since the COVID-19 pandemic hit earlier this year, and foodservice sales dropped dramatically before showing some signs of a rebound.

The Packer’s 2020 West Coast Produce Expo is expanding as a free virtual event.

Things are sweet for the start of the SweeTango apple season.

Okanagan Specialty Fruits, Summerland, British Columbia, has hired Bob Wilkinson as director of sales.

Avocados From Mexico has established Avo University, a free online guide with separate training for retailers/wholesalers and foodservice personnel.

GrubMarket, San Francisco, has entered a new market — Texas — with yet another purchase of a fresh produce distributor.

LGS Specialty Sales, New Rochelle, N.Y., is sponsoring a consumer contest, One Step at a Time, to raise awareness of breast cancer and encourage consumers to take steps toward better health.

Church Brothers Farms has four new value-added fresh-cut items under a new line called Ready Sides.

As long as the new coronavirus hangs around, bagged potato sales will spike, say marketers of San Luis Valley potatoes.