Strawberries
Naturipe Farms, Salinas, Calif., has appointed Jill Overdorf as director of business development for foodservice.
Driscoll’s is rolling out four proprietary limited-edition strawberries and raspberries today, focusing on unique color and sweetness attributes.
Summer is here to stay, and the popularity of strawberries is at its annual peak.
The Equitable Food Initiative is partnering with Costco Wholesale in California, Oregon and Washington to boost consumer awareness and sales of EFI-certified fruits and vegetables.
UPDATED: Naturipe Farms has hired Glenn Daniels as director of business development for value-added fresh.
Berry People, Hollister, Calif., has a new source of Mexican berries to fill gaps in the fall and winter.
Florida’s 2019-20 strawberry deal got off to a slow start just before Thanksgiving, but grower-shippers said volume gradually was picking up, and supplies should be plentiful by the first of the year.
The new Florida brilliance strawberry variety, which debuted last season, has proven to be a winner.
Bobalu Berries, Oxnard, Calif., has hired Tom O’Brien as sales account manager.
I wanted to gather some vital statistics on blueberries, and this space is a good way to illustrate trends in fresh blueberry imports, along with other stats of interest on the still-rising fruit.
The Florida strawberry crop for Well-Pict Berries, Watsonville, Calif., will be in peak harvest in February.
Bobalu Berries, Oxnard, Calif., has hired Jewell Marketing to build the company’s brand.
Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue recently toured berry and lettuce farms in Watsonville, Calif.
Naturipe Farms is seeing peak supplies of strawberries from California.
Blazer Wilkinson, Salinas, Calif., has a new website highlighting “The Ultimate Strawberry,” as the company ramps up production of its Foxy brand conventional and organic strawberries.
Fairfield, N.J.-based Crispy Green Inc., maker of Crispy Fruit freeze-dried fruit snacks, plans to showcase two new flavors at the Produce Marketing Association’s Fresh Summit.
Hazel Technologies has received a $100,000 grant from the USDA to further develop its Endure packaging insert to prolong fresh produce shelf life, with a focus on berries.
California Giant Berry Farms, Watsonville, was busy in 2019 with sustainability programs, but the origin of those efforts came many years ago, according to the company.
California strawberry season has kicked off, with berries in the Salinas/Watsonville area starting at the end of March to meet increased demand of berries spurred by the COVID-19 pandemic.
NatureSeal, the company originally known for preserving fresh-cut apples, has a new blend for fresh strawberries.
Bobalu Berries, Oxnard, Calif., is donating strawberries to school children and families as they pick up meals at schools that have been shuttered due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Through Pro*Act’s network of distributors, a new initiative called Feeding Our Frontlines is delivering more than $1 million in fresh produce to health care workers across the country.
AgriCoat-NatureSeal Ltd., Berkshire, United Kingdom, has introduced a new addition to its Semperfresh line of coatings that prolongs fresh produce shelf life
Strawberry harvest in the Oxnard, Calif., region is ramping up, and The Oppenheimer Group is promoting two-pound containers of Ocean Spray-brand berries for Mother’s Day (May 10).
Driscoll’s 3D Berry Picnic Mobile started its summer campaign June 18 — International Picnic Day — in the Twin Cities, beginning the next phase of the brand’s #BerryTogether campaign.
Plant City, Fla.-based berry grower Wish Farms has started a summer partnership campaign with Feeding America.
Steinbeck Country Produce, Salinas, Calif., is changing its marketing identity to Nature’s Reward to capitalize on consumer brand recognition, and has a new website design.
Berry grower-marketer Wish Farms’ new headquarters in Plant City, Fla., won’t be your average office and warehouse/packing facility.
Canadian greenhouse grower Del Fresco Produce is launching the second phase of its strawberry production, bumping acreage from six to a total of 17 acres.