Produce Retail
Pacific Trellis Fruit is marketing its third season of Cotton Candy grapes from the Murcia, Spain, growing region.
BrightFarms has opened an expansion to its Chicago-area facility, allowing continued growth in the market, including a 34% jump in year-over-year sales at Mariano’s.
Stokes Purple sweet potatoes are back in season and Frieda’s Specialty Produce is preparing for the holiday season.
Starr Ranch Growers, Wenatchee, Wash., has consolidated sales offices in Yakima, Wash., and hired Shawn Loudon to its sales team there.
Calavo Growers reported avocado volume rose 18.2% in the quarter ending July 31, but that was offset by a 37% decline in average selling prices.
The relationship between grower prices and retail prices is always a point of interest, perhaps more for growers than retailers.
Smurfit Kappa is offering the BanaBag as a paper-based solution for bagging bananas at the farm level.
North Carolina sweet potatoes have achieved superfood status as more and more people around the world discover their sweet, nutrition-packed flavor.
Onion grower-shipper Shuman Farms, Reidsville, Ga., is embracing the virtual platform that’s presenting the Produce Marketing Association’s Fresh Summit.
The Pear Bureau Northwest is celebrating National Pizza Month (October) by bringing back the pear pizza campaign.
Chiquita Brands International is giving its iconic blue banana sticker a pink makeover in recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, which is October.
Data-driven marketing can help blueberries land in shopping carts more often.
West Pak Avocado, Murrieta, Calif., has a new segment in the Avo Effect campaign.
The Public Health Agency of Canada has closed its investigation into a Salmonella Newport outbreak that was traced to red onions from Thomson International Inc., Bakersfield, Calif.
More than a dozen companies that supply produce in the U.S. have joined the 10x20x30 initiative, in which a group of 10-plus retailers have at least 20 suppliers who pledge to cut foot loss and waste in half by 2030.
The Packer’s Tom Karst spoke Sept. 30 with Don Goodwin, founder of GoldenSun Insights about the firm’s transition to new owners Jason Fuller and Randy Riley and the extent of his continuing role with the company.
Growers Express LLC, Monterey, Calif., has promoted Kirk Wagner to chief operating officer.
The end of the comment period for the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s proposed rule to cut down on organic fraud is approaching.
Mastronardi Produce, Kingsville, Ontario, is establishing a distribution center in Surrey, British Colombia, to serve western U.S. and Canada.
Potatoes continue to see elevated sales at retail during the COVID-19 pandemic, even as some restrictions have been relaxed over the summer.
D’Arrigo Bros. of California, which has donated more than $2 million to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation, is again featuring its pink-themed packaging for the Andy Boy brand during October..
A year ago, the trend in the produce industry was toward reducing or even eliminating packaging.
Mandarins have been taking market share from navel oranges for several years, grower-shippers say. But they may be helping the overall citrus category, said Casey Creamer.
The COVID-19 pandemic has put packaging at a premium, marketers s
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has declared the outbreak of salmonella linked to peaches from Prima Wawona/Wawona Packing Co., but the Food and Drug Administration is continuing its investigation.
The Sunripe Freshmarket location in the Hyde Park section of London, Ontario, offers a selection of citrus items year-round, but shoppers seem to prefer product from California, said Randy Jeffery, produce manager.
Pom Wonderful, Los Angeles, is launching its largest digital campaign for pomegranates, pomegranate juice and arils.
The Southeast Produce Council, Millen, Ga., has new dates for its annual show in 2021, with a Star Wars theme — Southern Exposure: The Rise of Produce.