Produce Retail
Jan Berk, chief operating officer of San Miguel Produce, Oxnard, Calif., is the honoree and featured speaker at the United Fresh Produce Association’s Women in Produce event.
Pacific Trellis is again importing the Jam Grapes brand from Brazil, which is introduced in 2018.
Avocados should be available in promotable volumes leading up to Cinco de Mayo.
Tanimura & Antle is promoting its Artisan sweet Italian red onions during peak season with a retail display contest running from mid-May through early July.
The San Francisco Wholesale Produce Market is rebranding with a new, shorter name — The SF Market — and a new look to highlight the market’s role in the Bay Area’s food economy.
Avocado sales were downright spooky last fall, when the week of Halloween posted a 4-year high of $42 million, a 28% increase over the previous year.
Sun World International is using data to develop grape category messages for retailers, pointing to a two-tiered plan that includes a value category and a more specialized proprietary variety category.
Raleigh, N.C.-based L&M Cos. and Deming, N.M.-based Billy the Kid Produce LLC have formed a partnership, giving L&M the exclusive rights to market Billy the Kid’s onions.
Dan McKernan has joined JOH’s Metro NY/NJ office as an account executive.
The Idaho Potato Commission is seeking out spud lovers for a new consumer contest.
If consumers noticed larger potato displays at their local grocery stores earlier this year, it’s probably because the Idaho Potato Commission’s annual display contest drew the most in its 27-year history.
(UPDATED May 24) Fresh fruits and vegetables continue to hold the top spot of organic food sales, according to the Organic Trade Association’s 20th annual survey on the sector.
Big California volume was contributing to low shipping point prices and strong promotion opportunities for California strawberries in mid-May.
Side Delights potatoes from San Francisco-based Fresh Solutions Network fit into some of the top-recommended diet plans for 2018.
Liberty Fruit Co. CEO Arnold Caviar celebrated his last day as CEO with friends, family and business partners May 18.
Watsonville, Calif.-based California Giant Berry Farms has been talking with consumers, and conversations from the first quarter of 2018 are in.
Ravenna, Ohio-based Sirna & Sons Produce has finished a big expansion of their operation, including a fresh-cut produce processing facility.
The Peruvian Avocado Commission is kicking off the season in June with retail and consumer marketing initiatives to promote the estimated 170 million pounds arriving in the U.S.
Whole Foods is pulling back on its plan to require GMO labeling for all foods in stores by September.
Staff writer Ashley Nickle and copy editor and designer Amelia Freidline discuss the produce age gap as it relates to radishes.
Gilroy, Calif.-based Christopher Ranch is raising money for elephant conservation through sales of Christopher Ranch Elephant Garlic.
Pistachio and almond grower-processor Nichols Farms, Hanford, Calif., is expanding its marketing and sales due to increased supply and demand, and has hired two people in marketing and retail sales.
People magazine has listed Wegmans at No. 11 on its annual 50 Companies That Care ranking.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported an outbreak of Salmonella Adelaide linked to fresh-cut melons distributed by Caito Foods LLC is over, but health officials were unable to find a common source.
Ashley Nickle, staff writer for The Packer, has been promoted to editor of sister publication Produce Retailer, and retail editor of The Packer.
Although this season got off to a slower start than last year, Chile expects to ship a record 101,000 tons of mandarins to North America this year, a 32% increase from 2017.
Chicago-based Carlson Produce Consulting LLC has launched a new website on its fifth anniversary.
Malena Produce, Nogales, Ariz., has signed a distribution agreement with International Greenhouse Produce S.A. de C.V. , Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico.
The Food and Drug Administration is considering a policy of releasing the names of retailers who have products involved in outbreaks that could result in illness or deaths.
Morning Kiss Organic is adding imported and domestic organic kiwifruit and pears to its offering, with year-round supplies of both items.