Avocado Industry News
The latest avocado industry news, including expert insights on global market trends, crop production, supply chain developments, and retail strategies.
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Santa Paula, Calif.-based Calavo Growers announced the company will discontinue its Renaissance Food Group’s food processing operations at its Green Cove Springs, Fla., facility by mid-to-late November this year.
WP Produce, and their Desbry Tropical Avocado brand, has completed a major milestone towards their initiatives to increase sustainability in the Dominican Republic.
The Colombia Avocado Board is excited to reveal their new brand image as part of a new strategic plan to increase Colombian avocado imports to the U.S.
Foodservice sales that plummeted during the pandemic are edging upward once again, but avocado importers say labor shortages are preventing the business from reaching pre-COVID-19 levels.
Shaunte Mears-Watkins has been appointed to the Oxnard, Calif.-based Mission Produce Inc. board of directors.
For Mexican-sourced avocados, the big game is now … and next week, and the week after, until the official game that’s, ahem, super important.
The same year that Avocados From Mexico made the list of the 50 Most Innovative Companies, the trailblazing organization seeks to strengthen from within.
The World Avocado Organization (WAO) and the historic San Diego Yacht Club will host the second edition of the World Avocado Cup Regatta on July 31 – August 1, 2021.
Oxnard, Calif.-based Westfalia Fruit announced that Raina Nelson has been appointed President of its USA operations, from the end of August 2021.
Consumers across the country and in particular in the West are fulfilling their pent-up desire to travel and still stay relatively close to home by taking road trips.
Hazel Technologies, Inc. announces the launch of its first virtual Avocado Quality Summit.
In a groundbreaking way, Peruvian organic avocados are getting focused marketing attention.
Bagged avocados are finding their way into the grocery baskets of U.S. avocado shoppers as bags now make up more than a quarter of all avocado purchases.
West Pak Avocado, a global supplier of fresh avocados, proudly welcomes Stephen Sheldon as Director of Global Sourcing.
With good promotion opportunities ahead, the avocado outlook through the balance of the year will be dominated by supply from Mexico.
To equip the industry for success, the Hass Avocado Board (HAB) is launching a Love One Today page on their website.
Inflationary pressures eroded returns for Santa Paula, Calif.-based Calavo Growers Inc. for the quarter ended July 31, company officials said.
Mission Produce, Inc. has announced the development of its sales and sourcing departments to promote the company’s rapid growth into emerging markets and additional categories.
The Hass Avocado Board is partnering with AltaMed Health Services to offer communities in Southern California bilingual resources to help fight against type 2 diabetes.
In September, the nine-member Colombia Avocado Board (CAB) elected four new officers to Board of Directors, serving a two-year term from 2021 through 2023.
Avocados From Mexico will be back again for the National Football League’s biggest game in February, and former New Orleans quarterback Drew Brees will star in the group’s 30-second television spot.
The U.S. market has opened up significantly this fall as plenty of good-quality, reasonably priced avocados make their way across the Mexican border.
The Packer has compiled business updates from importers of Mexican avocados.
For the four-week period ending Oct. 3, total U.S. avocado dollar sales were up 2.2% to $175.7 million, adding $3.8 million to the category compared with the prior year.
The Washington, D.C/London-based World Avocado Organization is dismayed by an article published in early November by British-based The Guardian slamming avocados as an “unsustainable fruit.”
Mexico’s Department of Agriculture said Dec. 7 that the U.S. has authorized fresh avocado imports from the Jalisco, the second-largest producing region in Mexico.
Oxnard, Calif.-based Mission Produce reported a 15% increase in revenue for the quarter ending Oct. 31.
Mission Produce’s AvoIntel blog highlights avocados as the ultimate game-day snack this football season, with record-breaking sales, fan-favorite guacamole and strategic promotions driving their popularity nationwide.
The Santa Paula, Calif. -based avocado grower has released its annual Sustainability Report: The Calavo Way.
Santa Paula, Calif.-based Calavo Growers has named Helen Kurtz as senior vice president and general manager of Calavo Prepared, the company’s prepared foods segment.