Produce Retail
Things are sweet for the start of the SweeTango apple season.
Okanagan Specialty Fruits, Summerland, British Columbia, has hired Bob Wilkinson as director of sales.
Avocados From Mexico has established Avo University, a free online guide with separate training for retailers/wholesalers and foodservice personnel.
GrubMarket, San Francisco, has entered a new market — Texas — with yet another purchase of a fresh produce distributor.
LGS Specialty Sales, New Rochelle, N.Y., is sponsoring a consumer contest, One Step at a Time, to raise awareness of breast cancer and encourage consumers to take steps toward better health.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has filed an administrative complaint against Poblano Fresh Produce Corp. for allegedly violating the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act.
Church Brothers Farms has four new value-added fresh-cut items under a new line called Ready Sides.
As long as the new coronavirus hangs around, bagged potato sales will spike, say marketers of San Luis Valley potatoes.
Ayco Farms Inc., Pompano Beach, Fla., is starting its 15th offshore melon season in November.
Fresno, Calif.-based Sun-Maid is introducing new flavors and packaging for its yogurt-covered raisins.
Margaret Ann Comito, whose husband and children have overseen the growth of the family company, Norwalk, Iowa-based Capital City Fruit Co., has died.
Dec. 5 is World Pear Day and Wenatchee, Wash.-based Stemilt Growers says its Rushing Rivers pears offer perfect promotion opportunities.
Nearly everyone consumes bananas and that makes the fruit a powerhouse category for supermarkets.
Curious about the new Just Add Chicken salad kits from Dole? Retail editor Ashley Nickle and copy editor and designer Amelia Freidline tried them out for the latest new product review in the Millennials Eat video series.
Curious about the new line of “carrot swaps” that Bolthouse Farms debuted at Fresh Summit? Copy editor and designer Amelia Freidline and retail editor Ashley Nickle tried them out for an episode of Millennials Eat!
The National Mango Board will no longer promote frozen mangoes after a recent vote, in which a majority of importers of the frozen fruit rejected participation in the board.
Supporters of both political parties are nearly identical in their love of fruits and vegetables, a new survey shows.
CORRECTED: Wonderful Pistachios have racked up $1 billion in North American retail sales annually.
Get a rundown of the news of the week from Tom Karst, Chris Koger, Ashley Nickle and Amy Sowder on topics from Trevor Suslow leaving PMA to Oleen Smethurst receiving the Canadian Produce Person of the Year Award.
The Produce for Better Health Foundation’s National Fruits & Veggies Month campaign in September generated nearly 75 million impressions through traditional and social media channels.
Wholesaler-distributor Organically Grown Co., Portland, Ore., continues a rebranding process, introducing updates to its logo, website, packaging and truck wraps.
United Fresh Produce Association is launching the United re-Fresh Experience, a monthly series of events in January 2021 to re-Fresh your business, re-Fresh your company, and re-Fresh your life.
Curious about the new items in the Season & Steam lineup from Ocean Mist Farms? Retail editor Ashley Nickle and copy editor and designer Amelia Freidline tried them out in this latest episode of Millennials Eat.
Consumers continue to buy more fresh potatoes during the COVID-19 pandemic, boosting sales in most fresh categories and pushing sales of all potato products, including frozen, to five-year records.
Chiquita Brands International, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., is asking consumers to share their Halloween costumes on social media, with a chance of being featured on the company’s Instagram page.
Consumers are planning their holidays sooner and smaller this year.
It is the dawn of a new era in the sustainable packaging sector: Sorma Group is introducing fruit and vegetable packaging that is 100% paper-based and therefore completely recyclable.
Naturipe’s berry experts are daring consumers to get creative with cranberries this holiday season – and beyond – with the launch of the company’s first downloadable cookbook, Reimagining Cranberries.
Belvidere, N.J.-based Edible Garden, a greenhouse grower of herbs and lettuces, has launched a unique campaign to seek investors to expand.