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Orange supplies limited between Valencia and Navel seasons
As the domestic orange market transitions from Valencia to Navel varieties, supplies are light, and prices are high. California Navel...
Peruvian produce exports exceed $2.8B in the first half of 2021
Peruvian fruit and vegetable exports exceeded $2.8 billion from January to July 2021, a rise of 26 percent over the...
Build a store check picnic at The Berkeley Bowl
BERKELEY, CA—Whenever I have a little extra time in the San Francisco Bay area, I like to swing by The...
Study shows 68% of shoppers will pay more for branded produce
CHICAGO, Oct. 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — New research conducted by Foodmix Marketing Communications, a leading food marketing agency, reveals the...
Pear Bureau Northwest hires Marketing Communications Manager
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PORTLAND, Ore. – October 7, 2021 – Pear Bureau Northwest BB #:162426 is pleased to announce Jim...
GEM-Pack merges with Red Blossom Berries
IRVINE, CA, October 1, 2021 – GEM-Pack Berries, LLC BB #:332864 and Red Blossom Sales, Inc. BB #:140966 are combining...
Packaging: ‘Widely Recyclable’ often isn’t
Sadly, recyclable packaging products aren’t always, or often, recycled. Shannon Boase, director of new market development for CKF Inc. in...
Nature Fresh Farms new branding touting benefits of greenhouse-grown
LEAMINGTON, ON, Oct. 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Nature Fresh Farms, BB #:274537 one of the largest independent greenhouse produce growers...
Berry companies introduce Innovation Challenge to address plastic waste
Watsonville, Calif. – Oct. 5, 2021 – Fresh berry leader Driscoll’s BB #:116044 has partnered with Think Beyond Plastic to...
Colombia Avocado Board elects officers to two-year term
Orlando, Fla. – In September, the nine-member Colombia Avocado Board (CAB) elected four new officers to Board of Directors, serving...
PMA offers Online Fresh Ideas Showcase this fall
October 5, 2021 Newark, De. -– Produce Marketing Association BB #:153708 has announced that an Online Fresh Ideas Showcase, where companies...
GrubMarket acquires Shapiro-Gilman-Shandler Produce
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — GrubMarket BB #:301166 today announced that it has completed the monumental acquisition of...
Why Albertsons signed with Procurant
Pamela talks with Eric Peters, CEO of Procurant, about how the mobile-native solution brings more to the table than just...
Canadian Fruit & Produce Co. implements advanced Produce Pro software
Woodridge, Ill. – Family owned and operated since 1925, Canadian Fruit & Produce Company has played an important role in...
Applewood, Riveridge expand Crunch Time apple distribution
Lockport, NY — Crunch Time Apple Growers, BB #:348232 the collective of growers responsible for SnapDragon and RubyFrost apples has...
The frozen challenge to fresh
Pick your headline: “Frozen is the David to fresh’s Goliath”. Or: “Demand for fresh food shows no signs of cooling,...
USDA to hold Fruit and Vegetable Industry Advisory Committee virtual meeting in November
October 04, 2021 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced the Fruit and Vegetable Industry Advisory Committee (FVIAC) will...
Packaging: Thinking Beyond the Box
An update on sustainable, biodegradable, and recyclable packaging I came across the perfect package 35 years ago. During a trip...
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