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Nominations for excellence in sustainability marketing are being accepted for The Best of SPS Marketing Awards through May 10, 2024. Winners will be announced live at the 2024 Sustainable Produce Summit.

The U.S. imports virtually all its fresh mango supply. Mexico was by far the leading mango supplier to the U.S. in 2023, followed by Peru, Brazil and Ecuador.

The company is making a significant change to enhance the recyclability of its mushroom packaging by incorporating NIR sortable material in its rPET thermoformed tills.

Bobby Chacko succeeds Andrea Montagna, who has stepped down after serving as the company’s CEO since 2021.

Spearheaded by the Allred family, co-owners of CMI Orchards and sole proprietors of Royal Family Farming, the partnership seeks to transform byproducts from orchards, row crops and more into high-quality soil amendments.

Mexican mango grower-shipper Urapa Produce has announced the start of its mango season.

Walmart says it will offer an Easter meal that can serve up to 10 people and is available for an average price of less than $8 per person.

The company says it will highlight its Peruvian organics, its upcoming Mexican mango program and its Emeralds in the Rough avocado bags during the Southern Exposure trade show, set for March 7-9 in Tampa, Fla.

Called VPick and VPack, the systems use artificial-intelligence vision systems to enhance warehouse efficiency and reliability, the company says.

Equifruit did not become a North American market leader for Fairtrade-certified bananas by being boringly conventional.