Specialties
The new line includes lion’s mane, king trumpet, maitake, shiitake, oyster and combination offerings in sustainable packaging.
Frieda’s has inspired food experiences with new-to-market specialty fruits and veggies for over 60 years, says Alex Jackson, vice president of sales and procurement for the Los Alamitos, Calif.-based marketer.
The company says it has seen increased consumer interest in its Micro Cilantro and Micro Rainbow Mix offerings.
In March, tropicals were the last items on shoppers’ lists as they rushed to stock up on potatoes, apples and canned beans to survive the pandemic.
Dragon fruit continues to lead the tropical pack, with gains of 21% in the past three months.
Kiwi berry season is underway at Domex Superfresh Growers, Yakima, Wash.
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).
Morning Kiss Organics, Chelsea, Mass., expects to see its biggest year for specialty citrus, with sales of cara caras increasing significantly over the past five years.
(UPDATED, Jan. 21) Produce industry pioneer Frieda Rapoport Caplan, 96, has died.
Pro Citrus Network, Visalia, Calif., has a new brand of seedless red mandarins, the MandaRosa.
Immunity will be top of mind this winter. In fact, according to a recent study, 68% of consumers are either using functional foods or are interested in using functional foods for immunity benefit this year.
Hazel Technologies Inc. has a new partnership with Miami-based tropical produce company Fruits n’ Rootz.
The Oppenheimer Group is partnering with microgreens and edible flower Koppert Cress, doing business as Flavour Fields, to develop and market varieties of specialty produce.
Dole Food Co., is adding recipes and videos, social media content and digital downloads to its summer promotion of unfamiliar fruits and vegetables through Pixar’s “Monsters, Inc.” and “Monsters University.”
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has extended the deadline for applying for Coronavirus Food Assistance Program funds, and added dozens of herbs and specialties as eligible crops.
Southern Specialties Inc., Pompano Beach, Fla., has donated thousands of pounds of specialty produce to hospital staffs, including heirloom tomatoes, white asparagus and yellow beefsteak tomatoes.
Frieda Rapoport Caplan, founder of Frieda’s Specialty Produce, is memorialized in Inc. Magazine’s list of iconic entrepreneurs who died in 2020.
Pummelos and oranges maintained the top two spots on PMG the first week of January, but strawberries rejoined the list at No. 3.
Winter is here, and given the social restrictions necessitated by the global pandemic, some would say it is the winter of all winters.
Pummelos, oranges and strawberries maintained the top three spots on PMG the week of Jan. 11, but mandarins rose from No. 11 the previous week to No. 4, and cabbage, previously No. 12, moved up to the No. 5 spot.
Pummelos were finally knocked from their weeks-long run at No. 1 when strawberries took the top spot on PMG the week of Jan. 25.
Strawberries retained the No. 1 spot on PMG the week of Feb. 1, but apples rose from No. 8 the previous week to take the No. 2 slot.
The Guatemalan Produce Trade Association is highlighting the marketing, promotion and logistics expertise of its members to attract interest in the country’s counter-seasonal supply of fruits and vegetables.
NEW YORK — Wilda Ortega took all sorts of specialty produce out of display baskets to show visitors at the Coosemans New York booth at the New York Produce Show and Conference.
What is specialty produce, actually, and why does it matter for foodservice?
With the start of summer, white-flesh Angelcots are available from Frieda’s Inc., Los Alamitos, Calif.
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