Welcome to Blue Book!
Are you ready to join the thousands of companies who rely on Blue Book to drive smarter decisions? View our plans and get started today!
Still have questions? We’d love to show you what Blue Book can do for you. Drop us a line– we’ve been waiting for you.
Pure Flavor participates in National Family Meals month
Leamington, ON – What is a better cause than helping families gather around the table and be a part of...
Invafresh study shows retailers say inflation, supply chain disruptions biggest threats
Las Vegas, Nevada; September 20, 2022 — Invafresh, the industry leading fresh grocery platform, today announces the findings of its...
Guatemala prepares to enter U.S. avocado market
Mexico, Peru, and Chile have been the prime world exporters of avocados. But other nations are moving into the lucrative...
Chile’s avocado season starts with less production due to frost
The Chilean 2022-23 avocado season began with an estimated production of 186,423 tons, representing a drop of 14.4 percent compared...
IFPS to hold inaugural virtual global sustainability symposium
The International Federation for Produce Standards (IFPS) has announced today that it is holding its inaugural virtual global sustainability symposium...
TIPA, Texas ag leaders urge action on farm labor shortage
EDINBURG, TX – On Thursday, September 22, at 10am CST, the American Business Immigration Coalition Action (ABIC Action), Texas International...
OGS 2022 announces ‘Exploring Organic Research Ed Intensive’
Monterey, CA — A two-parted intensive featuring the results of two recently released reports on organic farming and an in-depth...
Game Changers: The Bagged Salad
As a produce industry observer, I’m always on the lookout for innovation. And, as the North American fresh produce industry...
Potato market pressure eases
Northwest potato harvest continues, improving a low-supply/high demand situation from earlier this month. Small sizes are abundant, leading to a...
Envy apples claims second Kitchn award win
Envy has picked up back-to-back awards in The Kitchn’s annual Kitchen Essentials: Grocery Edition awards – as a repeat winner...
How to watch the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition and Health
On Sept. 28, 2022 the Biden-Harris Administration will host the historic White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition and Health —...
Bristol Farms to offer Plenty’s leafy greens
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., and CARSON, Calif., Sept. 22, 2022 – On the cusp of opening its Compton, California, farm,...
Peru to export 11% more table grapes in 2022-2023 season
Peru plans to export 71.5 million boxes of table grapes this season, representing an 11 percent growth when compared to...
Bombshells from WHO, in bureaucratese
Today’s bombshell, in bureaucratese: “None of the postharvest interventions intended for the treatment of whole produce immediately after harvest (e.g....
USDA seeks input on new grant program addressing labor issues
WASHINGTON, September 21, 2022 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is gathering input to help shape a recently announced...
Bushel Boy Farms launches year-round, greenhouse-grown cucumbers
For the first time in more than three decades, the innovative greenhouse growers will produce a second crop using a...
MountainKing launches re-brand of popular potato varietal
HOUSTON, TX – MountainKing has launched a re-brand of one of its popular, gourmet varietals with the introduction of its...
Beyond Meat bitten by low demand
It’s been a bad week so far for Beyond Meat, the plant-based meat substitute company. On Monday, its shared hit...