Organics
Wenatchee, Wash.-based Starr Ranch Growers is optimistic about its 2021 pear crop.
Fruit World, a family-owned, flavor-focused grower-shipper of organic and conventional fruit, has announced they expect a robust citrus season, particularly for this year’s organic lemon crop.
Pure Flavor is introducing two new fresh products to its line of sustainable greenhouse grown organics as the grower continues expanding its category offerings to meet consumer demand.
TerraFresh Organics has entered into an agreement that sells majority ownership to Frutura through its Dayka & Hackett subsidiary.
Live Oak Farms, Calif. Based, has added Bonny (Choate) Iten to their sales staff.
Robert Lichtenberg, Director of Purchasing for Earl’s Organic Produce on The SF Market is retiring after a career spanning almost 50 years.
Wenatchee, Wash.-based Stemilt Growers is bringing increased volume of organic Honeycrisp and SweeTango to the market in the 2021-22 season.
Wenatchee, Wash.-based Oneonta Starr Ranch Growers is rolling out a new eco-friendly bag for organic fruit in the 2021-22 season.
The Organic Grower Summit, Presented by Western Growers and the Organic Produce Network will honor long-time organic grower Vic Smith as the recipient of the fourth annual Organic Grower Summit’s Grower of the Year.
More than half of consumers polled about sustainability by The Packer earlier this year said that eco-friendly packaging helps them define whether a product is sustainable.
Matthew Grieshop has been named as the director of Cal Poly’s new Center for Organic Production and Research.
California Giant reports they have the winter blues – blueberries that is – with global grower partners reporting peak volumes of organic and conventional blueberry supply for the start of winter season and beyond.
Organic is the fastest growing segment in fresh produce and innovative marketing strategies are major contributors to this success.
Using a grant of more than $900,000, the Organic Trade Association (OTA) is looking to invest in global markets to promote U.S. organic products.
After outstanding sales in the pandemic year of 2020, organic produce continues to outperform conventional produce in sales growth in 2021.
House Foods’ goal for 2022 is to rebalance its business between grocery and retail outlets and foodservice and industrial clients, said Paul Eastman of House Foods America at GOPEX Golf
In a groundbreaking way, Peruvian organic avocados are getting focused marketing attention.
Marketers surveyed by The Packer believe in the value and the future of organic produce, in substantial part because their customers do.
Organic producers and handlers can now apply for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) funds to assist with the cost of receiving or maintaining organic certification.
Morning Kiss Organic will exhibit at the 2021 Organic Produce Summit on September 15-16 in Monterey, California, where the company will debut several new products and new sustainable packaging.
Awe Sum Organics will be attending the Organic Produce Summit in Monterey, CA, as they have done every year since its inception.
With more people seeking out organic options in the produce aisle, Pure Flavor is connecting with shoppers to promote their extensive line of organic veggies as a healthy and convenient lifestyle choice.
The National Organic Program (NOP) is pleased to announce a new course in the Organic Integrity Learning Center.
USDA’s Marketing and Regulatory Programs Under Secretary Jenny Lester Moffitt today announced funding of $1.73 million for nine projects to improve the oversight capacity of the organic industry.
The Organic Trade Association (OTA) announced today the launch of a nationwide search for a new CEO and Executive Director.
The USDA announced that Espirit Trading Inc. satisfied a reparation order in the amount of $26,990 issued under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) involving unpaid produce transactions.
What is the top question that organic produce marketers receive from consumers? That was a question The Packer asked in a recent survey of organic marketers.
Yakima, Wash.-based Sage Fruit Co. will again partner with Apeel Sciences to treat its organic apples, said Chuck Sinks, Sage Fruit president of sales and marketing.
Commerce, Calif.-based 4Earth Farms has several new organic programs this year, said Mark Munger, vice president of the company.
With younger consumers driving growth, the organic produce sector will likely experience 5% to 10% growth in sales dollars in 2022, according to Mike Mauti, managing partner of Canada-based Execulytics Consulting.