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In the 2022-2023 school year, Peak of the Market Ltd.’s Farm to School program raised a record amount of $285,431 for schools, daycares and organizations across western Canada.

From a fair trade dance party to a Hallmark actor partnership to sustainable packaging innovations, this year’s Canadian Produce Marketing Association Convention and Trade Show offered something for everyone.

This year’s Canadian Produce Marketing Association Convention and Trade Show brought industry leaders across the fresh produce supply chain to downtown Toronto on April 26-27 to learn, network and collaborate.

The vice president of sales and marketing for Catania Worldwide and CPMA chair was named Canadian Produce Person of the Year at CPMA’s 2023 Convention and Trade Show in Toronto.

The USDA has announced that WWD Fruits LLC, doing business as B Fruits, satisfied a $60,725 reparation order issued under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act involving unpaid produce transactions.

With its dips, including guacamoles and salsas, avocado-forward cream cheese dips, and new Original Bean Dip and Spicy Bean Dip, Yo Quiero seeks to be a “dip destination” at retail this Cinco de Mayo.

The company says its new warehouse opens up a “world of possibilities” in terms of storage and production, doubling Canadawide’s capacity to 14,000 pallets as well as its number of ripening rooms.

After two consecutive years of neutralizing emissions originated in the international transport of its organic apples, Chilean exporter Copefrut has received the CarbonNeutral Product certification.

Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Eve 2022 added 145.6 million units to the avocado category, with shoppers spending $158.3 million in retail sales, the Hass Avocado Board finds.