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ORLANDO, Fla. - Promoting gold potatoes could grow the entire potato category, says John Pope, vice president of sales and marketing for Houston-based Mountain King Potatoes.

ORLANDO, Fla. — The National Mango Board recognized ShopRite as its 2018 Mango Retailer of the Year at the Produce Marketing Association’s Fresh Summit.

With a $90-million investment, Bowery Farming plans to build large-scale indoor farms in cities across the country.

Warehousing, logistics and e-commerce fulfillment company Symbia Logistics, Denver, saw massive growth in 2018, with three acquisitions.

Canada’s Fruit and Vegetable Dispute Resolution Corp. has received numerous calls from companies importing U.S. romaine regarding who’s responsible for losses in the E. coli outbreak in both countries.

Fresh mushroom grower-shipper Giorgio Fresh Co. is acquiring Country Fresh Mushroom’s packing and distribution/sales operations, through subsidiary Giorgio.

Most of my friends are skeptical of digital assistants, marketed primarily now as Google Home Assistant and Amazon Echo (Alexa).

The American Heart Association’s Heart-Check can now be used on all 10 varieties of Northwest pears with the USA Pears brand.

Exhibit space for the Canadian Produce Marketing Association’s 2019 Convention and Trade Show is sold out.

The FDA has named Adam Bros. Farm in Santa Barbara County as one potential source of the E. coli outbreak linked to romaine — but it cautions that the finding does not explain all the illnesses in the outbreak.