Pomegranates
Coosemans-Denver is offering Gourmet Premium Food Boxes that Garrick Macek, vice president of operations, expects will become more and more popular as consumers cope with COVID-19.
During what seems to be shaping up as a downer of a year, there may be a bright spot in the upcoming California pomegranate season.
The Wonderful Co., Los Angeles, is offering up to $1 million for a solution to the 50,000 tons of pomegranate husks generated each year for the production of Pom Wonderful juice.
The values of Kern County’s top two crops in 2019 switched, with the almond crop higher than the value of its grape crop for the first time since 2011.
StePac, Tefen, Israel, has new bin liners designed to extend the storage life of fresh pomegranates.
Pom Wonderful, Los Angeles, is launching its largest digital campaign for pomegranates, pomegranate juice and arils.
After two “fairly short” years, California’s pomegranate volume should be moving back to normal this season.
In the continuing market disruption related to the COVID-19, supermarkets are not running their typical amount of weekly promotions for fruits and vegetables.
This information, provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing Service, shows week-by-week shipments and f.o.b.s for commodities from shipments for the fresh market.
Avocados bounced from No. 7 the week of Nov. 30 to take the lead spot on PMG the week of Nov. 7.
As consumers continue to look for functional benefits in their food and beverage choices, POM Wonderful, the leader in fresh pomegranates, is seeing record demand during the 2020 California season.
Citrus surged in interest during the last few days of December, taking six of the top 20 spots.
Pummelos and oranges maintained the top two spots on PMG the first week of January, but strawberries rejoined the list at No. 3.
With pomegranate season officially underway, the council says the fruit offers a pop of color, flavor and nutrition in holiday recipes.
The POM Group of Mississauga Ontario has announced the release of a new line of fresh pomegranate arils, under the Royal brand.
California’s pomegranate crop is expected to be down again this year, but growers say ample promotable volume should be available.
The Flavor Tree Fruit Company will have significant pomegranate volume this year, said Maurice Cameron, sales director of Hanford, Calif.-based company.
The Wonderful Co. LLC experienced its best year ever in 2018 with dollar sales up 6% versus the previous year, said Charlotte Mostaed, director of marketing.
Pomegranate volume is expected to be down, but this year Trinity Fruit Co. Inc. sales are expected to increase.
Bulk bins of pomegranates have been a popular offering from Simonian Fruit Co., Fowler, Calif., for quite a while, said Jeff Simonian, sales manager. But this year the company is adding more options.
Flavor Tree Fruit Co. has changed out some equipment at its arils facility, increasing automation and making the process less dependent on manual labor.
POM Wonderful is launching a new marketing campaign for its pomegranate juice, focusing on the health benefits of antioxidants.
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Schiller Park, Ill.-based Sun Belle is promoting organic and biodynamic cranberries and blueberries this fall, along with a wide variety of other berry offerings.
Pomegranate arils offer a convenient and ready-to-eat option for consumers, making it easy to enjoy the flavors and health benefits without the hassle of peeling and deseeding.
California pomegranates are a true fall fruit, with nearly all shipments of whole fruit moved from September through December.
Los Angeles-based POM Wonderful is kicking off the 2021 California pomegranate season with its largest digital marketing campaign ever to raise brand awareness and continue to drive category growth.
John Vena Inc., a specialty produce wholesaler based in Philadelphia, PA, has stepped up volumes of Israeli pomegranates through their import partnership with EDOM Fruits.