Onions
Bob Stafford, manager of the Vidalia, Ga.-based Vidalia Onion Committee, says Vidalia sweet onions capture about 40% of the sweet onion category but the industry wants more.
Shuman Produce, grower-shipper of Vidalias and other onions year-round, is rebranding, with a new trade name of Shuman Farms, and has numerous personnel changes, primarily in sales and marketing.
Onions can be found in most households, with nearly 67% of customers purchasing onions in 2018, according to Fresh Trends 2019.
J&D Produce, Edingburg, Texas, has a new consumer marketing campaign featuring its HoneySweet onion brand.
With a new Vidalia onion season officially opening April 22, Bland Farms has a new package design.
Vidalia onions are now shipping to retailers, and the Vidalia Onion Committee is celebrating its new marketing campaign, The Sweet Life.
Grimmway Farms, Bakersfield, Calif., has acquired processing facilities and other assets from Generation Farms, Lake Park, Ga., a grower of carrots and other vegetables.
The official start date for the Vidalia onion season has been set for 8 a.m. April 20.
After 45 years in the produce industry and selling a world of onions, Chris Woo is ready to retire.
California onion grower-shippers are looking forward to a strong season this summer with plenty of good-quality onions available.
Onion industry veteran Cliff Riner joins G&R Farms, Glennville, Ga., as crop production manager.
Wayne Mininger, who has led the National Onion Association for 33 years, is retiring, and Greg Yielding has been selected as the association’s new executive vice president.
A celebration of life for Leonard Pike, known as the father of the Texas 1015 Supersweet Onion, will be April 13 in Bryan, Texas.
If current demand of onions continues through June, the supply of onions held by U.S. companies will be gone by the time spring and summer harvests start.
The Packer’s Tom Karst talks with Shay Myers, general manager of Nyssa, Ore.-based Owyhee Produce on May 28.
While a yellow onion and a red onion are obviously different, it’s not as easy to tell the difference among all the fresh onions with long green leaves and white tips that come in springtime.
With harvest recently concluding, growers report that good quality and volume are expected.
The National Onion Association Convention will bring together industry advocates and allium researchers on the riverwalk in San Antonio on Nov. 29 to Dec. 2.
South Texas growers have planted 40% more Texas 1015 sweet onions in 2023 to keep up with increasing demand, says a Texas onion association.
JC Cheyne sells over 70 different items, including a variety of potatoes and onions, to more than 80 retail, foodservice and wholesale establishments throughout California.
A marketing campaign for TX1015 sweet onions will feature promotions including a sweepstakes, social media giveaways and restaurant events.
With Vidalia onions soon heading to supermarket shelves, retailers have options to enhance their marketing, and the Vidalia Onion Committee and Certified Angus Beef will feature a summer grilling series on social media.
Barring unforeseen weather events, Texas spring onion season is expected to feature plenty of good-quality product, growers say.
Following Shuman Farms’ acquisition, the company now has 2,800 acres of Vidalia onions in the ground and has solidified itself as one of the largest grower-shippers in the industry, says John Shuman, president and CEO.
With sweet onion sales accounting for 35% of the onion category, retail promotional efforts involving endcap displays, bins and cross-merchandising can increase market share, says the marketer’s vice president of sales.
Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Tyler Harper and the Vidalia Onion Committee have revealed April 17 as the official pack date this season.
The USDA has published a proposed rule that would increase the assessment rate for onions produced within the Walla Walla sweet onion marketing order.
Los Angeles-based Progressive Produce is highlighting its commitment to health and wellness through its Nature’s Bounty Organic program.
Onion industry veteran Jared Gutierrez is now president of the National Onion Association after serving the last two years as first vice president for the organization.
Glennville, Ga.-based Bland Farms is expecting a strong crop of Vidalia onions this year to go along with its Gold Rush promotional campaign.