Produce Retail
The Packer’s Tom Karst visited Aug. 31 with Wendy Reinhardt Kapsak, president and CEO of the Produce Better Health Foundation about National Fruits & Veggies Month activities in September.
Yes, ginger sales skyrocketed during the COVID-19 pandemic more than any other commodity in Boston, as it did elsewhere.
West Pak Avocado, Murrieta, Calif., has released the fifth episode of its Avo Effect campaign, Avocados — A Ripe Responsibility.
The United Fresh Produce Association is offering a program through Cornell University’s External Education called Navigating Emerging Issues in the Fresh Produce Industry.
Sunkist Growers, Valencia, Calif., has hired Anne Goltz as senior manager of business development.
Sunview Marketing International of California Inc., Delano, is shipping Sweet Carnival golden seedless grapes again.
Good Foods, Pleasant Prairie, Wis., has a Back to the Books sweepstakes to promote its plant-based dips as healthy back-to-school snacks.
Bard Valley Natural Delights date brand is starting its new season with distinctive green-tinged packaging, a sign of sustainability, with 7-UP, Perrier and Sprite bottles finding new life.
Tasteful Selections continues its year-long 10th-anniversary celebration with an addition to its website, a tool to find where to buy the company’s bite-size potato products.
Morning Kiss Organic, Chelsea, Mass., has customized programs that can help customers during the changing retail landscape caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Stemilt Growers, Wenatchee, Wash., is using Apeel Science’s shelf-life extension technology on Artisan Organics-branded apples this season.
Produce for Kids is changing its consumer brand to Healthy Family Project, which will also serve as the umbrella organization for Food Rx, Power Your Lunchbox and Mission for Nutrition.
California nut, date and dried fruit crops all look healthy this year, with many categories experiencing sales boosts as a result of COVID-19 demand.
Good Housekeeping Magazine is the latest organization to praise Wonderful Pistachios’ No Shells Honey Roasted.
Sports teams aren’t the only ones with labor caps.
Albion, N.Y.-based Intergrow Greenhouses is expanding in New York.
With more people embracing a plant-based lifestyle, Frieda’s Specialty Produce, Los Alamitos, Calif., is prepared for the 43rd Annual World Vegetarian Day and Month (Oct.1/October).
MountainKing has ramped up production of Butter Russets, and expects to ship record amount of its top-selling gourmet variety.
Kari Armbruster, program manager for Kroger’s Zero Hunger|Zero Waste, presented at SPS about the retailer’s sustainability goals and provided more perspective by responding to attendee questions via a live chat.
Smile! The Starr Ranch Growers is offering Apple Snaq apples with emoji graphics in recyclable packaging.
Ocean Mist Farms, Castroville, Calif., has five new products in its Season & Steam line.
Baja Son Growers, Salinas, Calif., which ships organic green onions year-round, is celebrating its 10-year anniversary.
Members of the Fresh Produce & Floral Council 2020 Apprentice Class continue to learn about the industry during the COVID-19 pandemic, recently attending virtual tours.
The CEA Food Safety Coalition, which represents controlled-environment agriculture operations that include greenhouses and indoor vertical farms, has added members and is
Greenhouse and technology company Revol Greens, Owatonna, Minn., has raised $68 million in investments to expansion in Texas and added three people to its leadership team.
Bobalu Berries, Oxnard, Calif., has launched a website that focuses on the 60-year history of the family firm, as well as the vision of the future from managing partners Bobby and RC Jones.
Xavier Equihua has always taken a multi-tactic creative approach to marketing.
USA Pears is offering pear consumers a chance to win a outdoor pizza oven with the group’s #pearpizza takeover contest during National Pizza Month in October.
A review of retail sales data by Stemilt Growers’ Roger Pepperl an Brianna Shales shows apples have been a strong performer for the last quarter, and there is more to come.
Superior Fresh has introduced an organic salad, Citrus Splash.