Blackberries
Naturipe Farms, Salinas, Calif., which has undertaken a commitment to sustainable packaging, plans to remove 48 metric tons of plastic from its packaging in 2020.
Naturipe Farms, Salinas, has promoted Aribel Aguirre-Beck to chief administrative officer and Andrew Bruno to president of Naturipe Avocado Farms.
This month’s berry news and insights brought to you by The Packer and Produce Market Guide.
California Giant Berry Farms announced winners of its third annual Chef Invitational culinary competition.
Naturipe Farms has taken a big step forward in its commitment to sustainability.
Berry company Sun Belle Inc. is acquiring CoolHouse Distribution Center LLC, in Laredo, Texas.
Berry People, Hollister, Calif., has a new source of Mexican berries to fill gaps in the fall and winter.
Produce Lovers, a vertically-integrated grower that ships blueberries from the Mexican state of Jalisco, is shipping conventional and organic berries through mid-June.
Two more people have tested positive for hepatitis A in an outbreak that investigators believe is linked to consumption of fresh blackberries.
Sweet Karoline blackberries will be making their way to supermarket shelves this year after seven years of research, development and market testing.
Driscoll’s 3D Berry Picnic Mobile started its summer campaign June 18 — International Picnic Day — in the Twin Cities, beginning the next phase of the brand’s #BerryTogether campaign.
(UPDATED Nov. 21) Federal agencies are investigating Hepatitis A cases in three states that are “potentially linked” to fresh blackberries bought at Fresh Thyme Farmers Markets stores in three states in September.
Alpine Fresh, Miami, is launching a new brand and redesigned logo that will appear on the company’s labels and packaging.
(UPDATED, 5:15 p.m.) Case count increases again for hepatitis A outbreak potentially linked to blackberries
The Food and Drug Administration has completed a traceback investigation into hepatitis A cases linked to fresh blackberries, but a single, common source of tainted blackberries was not found.
Delayed rain in Chile and Mexico and freezes in Southern California could mean the national market needs more volume from Southeastern berry growers.
It’s more difficult to grow organic berries in the humid, rainy Southeastern part of the U.S. compared to arid California, but growers in Florida are still increasing their stock.
Wish Farms, Plant City, Fla., has a smartphone app that brings new labels on its berry packs to life with augmented reality.
North Bay Produce Inc. was established as Wilderness Fresh Produce in 1984, its primary focus was Michigan apples, said Brian Klumpp, director of marketing and strategic development.
North American berry grower-shippers are responding to consumer and retailer pressure to reduce or eliminate single-use plastic.
The value of U.S. apple exports fell 11% in 2020, but government trade statistics show that orange exports increased in value by 8%.
Blueberries, strawberries, blackberries and raspberries do well on social media, with their natural good looks and sweet nature.
The first week of July brought a lot of shuffling of the top 20 produce items on Produce Market Guide, with some summertime specialties joining the ranks of standard favorites.
Although things weren’t all red, white and blue on PMG in the week leading up to the July Fourth holiday, seasonal favorites still stacked the top 20.
The North American Raspberry & Blackberry Conference will be a virtual event in 2021.
Dole Food Co. is providing a little healthy, bluesy inspiration to Joe Gardner and others trying to reclaim their passions as part of the fresh produce leader’s year-long collaboration with Pixar Animation Studios.
There were more shake-ups on PMG the second week of July, with cucumbers moving up to No. 1 and beans climbing from No. 6 the previous week to No. 2.
2022 Fresh Trends data on the state of berries in the Southeast region of the U.S., as well as a few interesting facts and tidbits about the berries themselves.
Berries and summer are synonymous. And right on cue, the sweet, juicy little orbs are making their way across North America as temperatures warm and consumers head outdoors.
The Nipomo, Calif., company ships out of the Santa Maria, Calif., area year-round, and that business plan seems to be working out well for the company, said Will McCarthy, commodity manager.