Latest News From Peppers Bell

JBJ Distributing Inc./Veg-Land Inc. has increased the organic green bell pepper program from its grower in Hollister, Calif., by 10% to 15%, said Dominic Etcheberria, general manager.

Ken Corbett Farms LLC, Lake Park, Ga., has created a sales arm — Grower Network LLC.

Retailers say bell peppers and sweet mini peppers can really brighten up a produce department.

Discover a variety of bell pepper information such as; consumer trends, retail availability and trending sales statistics.

Pepper lovers have something to look forward to for the next several months as grower-shippers report plentiful supplies of good-quality product.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has laid the groundwork imports of peppers from Colombia.

Visalia Produce, Kingsburg, Calif., and Fresh Farms, Rio Rico, Ariz., are merging, becoming one sales and distribution company named Fresh Farms.

McDill Associates, Soquel, Calif., scooped up awards at the 2018 Silicon Valley ADDY Awards, including a gold award for marketing Pure Hothouse products.

Mexican greenhouse pepper grower Divemex is moving into peak volume in March and April.

Greenhouse grower Mastronardi Produce is partnering with an entrepreneur noted for building well-known tequila and hair care brands in a venture to promote high-density farming systems across the globe.

PennRose Farms, Wimauma, Fla., a grower-owned company that has a network of growers in the U.S. and Mexico, is expanding its geographic footprint.

The latest fiscal 2019 trade estimates from the U.S. Department of Agriculture raise predictions for fresh produce imports compared with a November forecast but keep the estimate for fresh produce exports stable.

Divemex, a grower-partner The Oppenheimer Group, has expanded its organic and conventional sweet bell pepper production by adding a facility in Nayarit.

Houweling’s Group has partnered with investment firm Equilibrium to modernize and expand production at its greenhouses.

Houweling’s Group has partnered with investment firm Equilibrium to modernize and expand production at its greenhouses.

A new display contest for Divemex peppers is going on through the end of March, and the grand prize is $2,000.

When I first wrote this column nearly five years ago, I thought it would just be a quirky story about my grandpa's funny name for green peppers.

When I first wrote this column nearly four years ago, I thought it would just be a quirky story about my grandpa's funny name for green peppers.

When I first wrote this column nearly four years ago, I thought it would just be a quirky story about my grandpa's funny name for green peppers.

Sunset is packing its first winter crop of bright red-and-yellow striped Ahola peppers.

Only a small percentage of Florida’s fall produce comes from the northern part of the state, but for growers in the Florida Panhandle, Hurricane Michael pretty much presented a worst-case scenario.

Donna, Texas-based Grow Farms Texas LLC is working on expanding its green bell peppers and cucumbers to year-round availability, said Tommy Wilkins, director of sales and business development.

Although Hurricane Michael caused damage to crops in the Florida Panhandle, the central and southern parts of Florida, where the vast majority of the fall produce is grown, were not directly affected by the storm.

Pure Hothouse Foods, Leamington, Ontario, which markets under the Pure Flavor brand, has broken ground on a distribution center 10 minutes from the company’s new greenhouse facility in Fort Valley, Ga.

With acreage expanding this year, the field-grown, proprietary-seed colored bell pepper branded Simply Sun is now grown year-round by L&M Farms, says Lee Anne Oxford, director of marketing for L&M Farms, Raleigh, N.C.

NatureSweet, San Antonio, is introducing a new line of branded greenhouse cucumbers, peppers and large tomatoes at the Produce Marketing Association’s Fresh Summit Oct. 19-20 in Orlando, Fla.

Randhawa Farms, a key part of The Oppenheimer Group’s British Columbia sweet bell pepper program, has expanded its cooler facility and greenhouse acreage.

Peppers, potatoes and other vegetables have built up their own following in the organic section.

Nogales, Ariz.-based Wilson Produce is boosting its offerings, refreshing its branding and adding more customer resources.

Amelia Freidline and Ashley Nickle discuss the produce age gap for bell peppers, which Fresh Trends research shows that millennials are significantly less likely to buy at retail than older generations.

Bell peppers and tomatoes saw big production increases in 2017, while sweet corn acreage was stable.

Leamington, Ontario-based NatureFresh Farms’ produce got some love in the 11th annual Greenhouse Vegetable Awards with a People’s Choice award and three Kids’ Choice awards.

Kingsville, Ontario-based Mastronardi Produce recently earned seven awards for its tomatoes and peppers at the 11th annual Leamington Greenhouse Competition.

Leamington, Ontario-based Zing! Healthy Foods wants to expand pepper lovers’ horizons past the bell peppers with the specialty Super Sweet Shepherd variety.

Catch up on companies involved in growing and marketing fresh peppers across North America.

Specialty peppers offer some key choices for retailers — and consumers — to consider, marketers say.

Greenhouse grower-shipper Village Farms International is extending an exclusive growing partnership with a Mexican company, boosting supplies of tomatoes, peppers and cucumbers.

Greenhouse grower-shipper Village Farms International is extending an exclusive growing partnership with a Mexican company, boosting supplies of tomatoes, peppers and cucumbers.

Marketers say organic peppers are thriving, both indoors and in open fields.

Color is an ally for retailers who are looking to move peppers, marketers say.

Weather conditions in various growing regions have combined to boost green pepper prices recently.

This is chocolate you won’t feel guilty for eating.

This is chocolate you won’t feel guilty for eating.

PALM SPRINGS, Calif. — Richard Bagdasarian Inc. conversed with buyers about its grapes during a field tour May 11 and on the show floor May 12 at the West Coast Produce Expo.

Organic vegetables from NatureFresh Farms, Leamington, Ontario, are showing up on store shelves this month, and the greenhouse grower is expecting growth in the organic segment.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture wants to change import requirements on pest treatments for greenhouse peppers from South Korea.

Agriculture Sonny Perdue toured Mastronardi Produce’s Coldwater, Mich., greenhouse on his “Back to Our Roots” RV road trip, sampling vegetables and discussing grower issues.

(UPDATED, March 22) Caught for labeling Mexican grown vegetables as Canadian between 2012 and 2014, Leamington, Ontario-based Amco Produce has been fined $210,000 (USD$162,00) by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency.

Kingsville, Ontario-based Mastronardi Produce is getting ready for warmer weather with this season’s first crop of Aloha peppers from its Michigan greenhouse.

Origin Organic Farms has increased production of greenhouse English cucumbers and red bell peppers for the Delta, British Columbia, season.