Apples
Apples are a perennial favorite with consumers: 90% of all consumers buy apples, according to The Packer 2026 Fresh Trends Report. The ever-growing number of apple varieties creates marketing opportunities for Produce Retailers.
U.S. fresh apple holdings on Nov. 1 were 12% below the same time last year, according to the first storage report of the season from the U.S. Apple Association.
A network of Eco-certified orchards in the Northeast is taking their commitment to environmentally progressive practices to a new level with the introduction of an innovative eco-friendly apple package.
Pinata, the apple with the tropical twist, is currently being packed by Stemilt Growers and shipped to stores around the nation, just in time for the upcoming holiday season.
Envy apples will be a part of a recent Christmas tradition, with promotions during the Hallmark Channel’s popular Countdown to Christmas programming.
With recent retail scan data showing volume and dollar sales for apples down compared with a year ago, adjusting promotion and pricing strategies may be in order.
A coordinated strategy of aggressive retail push and consumer pull activities has already driven sales of 2020-crop SweeTango® apples to the top of the charts this season, growers of the managed variety report.
Stemilt is happy to announce their very own, Brianna Shales, current senior marketing manager, will be Stemilt’s new marketing director starting January 1, 2021.
GDUSA’s 57th American Graphic Design Awards® announced their 2020 award recipients, and The Produce Moms® and Applewood Fresh® won in the category of packaging graphic design for their co-branded apple bags.
The U.S. Apple Association today launched its application process for the 2021 Young Apple Leader (YAL) class.
The Washington Apple Education Foundation has awarded 310 students more than $1 million through its scholarship program.
Among fruit and tree nuts, pecan acreage rates are at the top of the heap in Arkansas.
The U.S. Apple Association is changing its annual Crop Outlook and Marketing Conference into a virtual event to comply with regulations in Chicago limiting the amount of people who can congregate.
Domex Superfresh Growers has named the recipients of its five annual scholarships.
The Packer is calling for nominations for the 2020 Apple Man or Woman of the Year.
Fresh-market apple shippers had a record 34.1 (42-pound) bushels in storage on June 1 — a 23% increase from a year ago.
The fresh produce industry continues to stress worker safety during the pandemic, while helping consumers eat healthfully during the COVID-19 crisis. Here are some recent news items related to the pandemic.
CORRECTED: Dole Food Co. is honoring nearly 120 years of growing pineapples on Oahu, Hawaii, with the Hawaiian Slawsome! Kit.
A lingering cold and rainy season had grower-shippers in Michigan waiting a little longer than normal this year to get their summer deals going.
A dozen groups representing state and regional apple growers has asked the USDA to reconsider its method of determining direct payments for apple losses through the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program.
Discounted online registration is available for the U.S. Apple Association’s Outlook 2020 conference.
Apples are on a roll, and that momentum should continue nicely into August and the new crop.
The Washington Apple Education Foundation replaced its annual scholarship luncheon with a scholarship celebration film.
Michigan’s apple harvest is set to begin on time, with early varieties, including Paula red and ginger gold, starting in late August.
CMI Orchards, Wenatchee, Wash., has boosted its marketing capacity in recent years, adding more than four million boxes of fruit.
Jazz apples are being featured in a new campaign, Bring On the Snack, to motivate consumers to snack healthfully.
Chicago-based Hazel Technologies Inc. is launching a new product for apples in storage.
2020 total apple production is off 3.4% compared last season’s output, the U.S. Department of Agriculture estimated on Aug. 12.
Brewster, Wash.-based Gebbers Farms says state COVID-19 testing at the apple, cherry and pear-growing operation indicates the firm’s preventive measures have been effective at protecting workers.
Starr Ranch Growers, Wenatchee, Wash., has consolidated sales offices in Yakima, Wash., and hired Shawn Loudon to its sales team there.