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

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

Jeff Cady rarely misses an opportunity to get better, and that approach has served him well as director of produce and floral for Williamsville, N.Y.-based Tops Friendly Markets.

Nearly everyone consumes bananas and that makes the fruit a powerhouse category for supermarkets.

Smurfit Kappa is offering the BanaBag as a paper-based solution for bagging bananas at the farm level.

North Carolina sweet potatoes have achieved superfood status as more and more people around the world discover their sweet, nutrition-packed flavor.

If the mission is greatness, then a few minutes spent in creative thought is a prudent investment.

Onion grower-shipper Shuman Farms, Reidsville, Ga., is embracing the virtual platform that’s presenting the Produce Marketing Association’s Fresh Summit.

The Pear Bureau Northwest is celebrating National Pizza Month (October) by bringing back the pear pizza campaign.

Chiquita Brands International is giving its iconic blue banana sticker a pink makeover in recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, which is October.