Produce Retail
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.
Kroger has named regional flavors, plant-based foods, eating styles, gut-healthy foods, and low sugar and natural sweeteners as the big trends for 2019.
With California’s citrus season in full swing, Bee Sweet Citrus, Fowler, Calif., is welcoming the return of satsuma mandarins.
iTradeNetwork has upgraded its flagship Order Management Suite to make it easier to comply with the Safe Food for Canadians Act.
The Packer’s Kate Walz visits with companies at the Produce Marketing Association’s Fresh Summit Oct. 19-20 in Orlando, Fla.
Thanks to a record number of exhibitors on the Fresh Summit expo floor — more than 1,200 — food banks in Florida serving hurricane victims and others are receiving more than 250,000 pounds of fresh produce.
Customers of Natural Grocers raised $94,500 for Organic Farmers Association September.
Warehousing, logistics and e-commerce fulfillment company Symbia Logistics, Denver, saw massive growth in 2018, with three acquisitions.