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West Pak Avocado, Murrieta, Calif., is donating pallets of avocados during pandmeic
Texas is taking a big share of Mexican import growth in recent years.
Avocados continued to outperform average sales for other fruit and the produce category in general, according to the Hass Avocado Board’s latest data from research firm IRI scan data.
Tropical fruit grower, packer and shipper WP Produce, Miami, is kicking off its 2019 season with green-skinned avocado varieties that will be available year-round.
Fairtrade America found in its biennial consumer survey that 76% of shoppers would regard a brand they buy more favorably if it had a Fairtrade America label.
Data and insights firm Nielsen has found that, as more grocery sales move online, fresh is key for physical store success.
Index Fresh, Riverside, Calif., wrapped up its California avocado season with record prices on a per-carton basis.
ANAHEIM, Calif. — A bigger California avocado crop in 2020 should lead for expanded promotions for the fruit across the U.S.
AgDay broadcast - South of the border avocado growers are taking matters into their own hands to protect their crop.
Peru finished its avocado shipments to the U.S. with another big year.
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Habanero guacamole is a new offering from Jalisco, Mexico-based Freshcourt, and the company is soon planning to introduce several flavors of an avocado smoothie product.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has appointed six people to serve three-year terms on the Hass Avocado Board.
The Hass Avocado Board, Mission Viejo, Calif., has developed a tool designed to help identify potential opportunities to boost sales.
Santa Paula, Calif.-based Calavo Growers, through its Renaissance Food Group subsidiary, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire SFFI Co. Inc., also known as Simply Fresh Fruit.
Mission Produce Inc., Oxnard, is expanding its global avocado network with a partnership to market South African fruit to Europe and Asian markets, including China.
A Boston-based investment company is enabling London-based Westfalia Fruit International Ltd. To expand its ability to supply global markets with avocados.
Braga Fresh Family Farms, Del Rey Avocado and Suntreat received recognition from Whole Foods as part of the retailer’s annual Supplier Awards program.
Fresh Del Monte officials say 2019’s increase in earnings reflects the company’s diversification into fresh-cut and value-added, a move the company began with the purchase of Mann Packing two years ago.
As more consumers eat more avocados during more dayparts, the fruit is turning up on more restaurant menus.
Several California growers offer the new GEM avocado, but credit for bringing the variety to the forefront should go to Index Fresh Inc., Riverside, Calif.
The Irvine-based California Avocado Commission has come up with a new advertising campaign to call attention to California avocados this season and help move more of them, said Jan DeLyser, vice president of marketing.
The Hass Avocado Board has invested in a nutrition program that has helped health professionals and consumers understand how avocados are beneficial to their health.
Just as demand for conventional avocados continues to climb, so does demand for their organic counterparts.
Hass is by far the most popular avocado variety gown in California, but consumers who crave other kinds of avocados have a number of options available from the state’s growers.
The Hass Avocado Board is compiling information from research company IRI to update the industry weekly on the retail avocado segment during the COVID-19 crisis.
Chocolate Avocado Delight and several new salsas are on the way from Russ Davis Wholesale, Wadena, Minn., said vice president Pat Miller.
West Pak Avocado, Murrieta, Calif., has a multi-part video marketing campaign, The Avo Effect, for 2020.
Oxnard, Calif.-based Mission Produce is focusing on its partnership with Hazel Technologies Inc., and its Avolast shelf-life extension product at the Produce Marketing Association’s Fresh Summit expo.
Riverside, Calif.-based Index Fresh is again inviting California avocado growers to attend seminars to boost crop productivity.