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The pace of packaging innovation didn’t stop because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

In a groundbreaking way, Peruvian organic avocados are getting focused marketing attention.

Marketers surveyed by The Packer believe in the value and the future of organic produce, in substantial part because their customers do.

Paper-based packaging and bags have seen big growth in the last year, produce leaders say.

Consumers are far from “over” their preferences for packaging established during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic.

The Packer’s Sustainable Insights survey showed that the three things growers associate with sustainability can be summarized with one theme — keeping the farm for the long run.

Cranberries are back, and The Oppenheimer Group is looking forward to putting Ocean Spray at the center of holiday tables.

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Except for those stranded by cancelled flights caused by Hurricane Sandy, a record number of attendees at the Produce Marketing Association’s Fresh Summit 2012 went hard and went home.

With more than 1,000 exhibitors and a final attendee count of more than 19,500, the Produce Marketing Association’s Fresh Summit delivered global produce industry connections and fitbit scores on a big scale Oct 19-21.

I was sitting around the kitchen table last night, trying to recall to my wife, daughter and son-in-law all the excellent anecdotes and amazing insights gleaned from the general session speakers at Fresh Summit 2013.