Produce Retail
Get Fresh Cos. of Las Vegas has completed an expansion of its processing division.
To capitalize on peak summer marketing opportunities, Monterey Mushrooms, Watsonville, Calif., is featuring seasonal label art with recipes for summer eating occasions on select packages.
Mexico’s retailers are trending toward e-commerce, a new U.S. Department of Agriculture report says.
Growers Express, Salinas, Calif., has expanded a recall of vegetables after product testing resulted in another positive sample of Listeria monocytogenes.
The National Watermelon Promotion Board is working with food media and editors with a simple message to consumers: watermelon is convenient and portable.
Big California volume was contributing to low shipping point prices and strong promotion opportunities for California strawberries in mid-May.
With coverage on national TV shows including “The Chew” and “Good Morning America,” Sunions tearless sweet onions boasts more than 1.2 billion media impressions in its first season.
Fresh is hot, vegan is not, according to a new study of consumer trends in the food and beverage industry.
Whole Foods is pulling back on its plan to require GMO labeling for all foods in stores by September.
This is chocolate you won’t feel guilty for eating.
AgroFresh Solutions Inc. has signed an agreement with Chinese retailer Pagoda to extend the shelf life and quality of fruit in its stores.
The company that brought Cotton Candy grapes to the market has six new Price Look-Up numbers for 24 varieties of table grapes, including 10 considered as “novelty” varieties like the Cotton Candy.
Cosmic Crisp apples have a group of supporters, including an astronaut, a chef, a teacher and produce industry spokeswoman who helps consumers boost consumption.
Mastronardi Produce, under the Sunset brand, is introducing Shazam! shisihito peppers at select retailers.
The Agriculture Department has begun talking with grocery retailers about their potential role in a proposal to replace some food-stamp allocations with prepackaged boxes of groceries.
Wish Farms, Plant City, Fla., has a smartphone app that brings new labels on its berry packs to life with augmented reality.
West Pak Avocado, Murrieta, Calif., has a multi-part video marketing campaign, The Avo Effect, for 2020.
Duda Farm Fresh Foods, Oviedo, Fla., is expanding its Oxnard, Calif., cooling and fresh-cut facility, allowing the company to double fresh-cut celery production.
Wonderful Citrus is showcasing its Halos mandarins with an animated YouTube series called “Camp Halohead.”
Misionero Vegetables, Gonzales, Calif., is introducing green bean and Brussels sprouts saute kits under its Green Wave Farms fresh-cut line at the Produce Marketing Association’s Fresh Summit expo.
New fruit company TerraFresh Organics, Mill Valley, Calif., is starting out with citrus and mangoes under the Earth Greens Organic label.
Be ready to meet royalty at Pure Hothouse Food’s Produce Marketing Association Fresh Summit booth.
NatureFresh Farms, Leamington, Ontario, has distributed six million products with compostable pulp molded trays in the past year.
Baja Son Growers LLC, Salinas, Calif., is offering a year-round organic green onion program under the Baja Son Growers label.
To show that its That’s Tasty line of pureed peppers are versatile, Shenandoah Growers’ plans to serve a sweet and spicy treat at the Produce Marketing Association’s Fresh expo.
Mastronardi Produce, Kingsville, Ontario, is adding to its arsenal at the Produce Marketing Association’s Fresh Summit.
Crunch Time Apple Growers and PlayMonster 5-Second Rule Jr. Games created a promotion to drive in-store traffic and build excitement for SnapDragon apples and the children’s PlayMonster game.
This season has been sweet for the Sweet Carnival grape.
Industry veteran Rick Russo has joined Church Brothers Farms, Salinas, Calif., as vice president of strategic growth and planning.
Starting in 2020, new generic Universal Product Codes will not be issued for produce in the U.S. and Canada, with company-specific codes taking their place.