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Gold Coast Packing adds 2-pound retail packs
PRESS RELEASE: Santa Maria, CA, February 16, 2021 – 2020 was the year of learning to enjoy cooking at home...
Brighter Bites expands to Salinas, CA
PRESS RELEASE: Salinas, CA (Feb. 16, 2021) – Brighter Bites BB #:371141, a national nonprofit organization that delivers fresh fruits...
Wish Farms expands to Oxnard, CA
Plant City, FL (February 16, 2021) – International grower and year-round marketer of strawberries, blueberries, blackberries and raspberries, Wish Farms...
ProduceIQ: A tale of two markets – retail vs. foodservice
(Week #6, ending February 12th) ProduceIQ Index: $0.98 /pound, -1.0 percent over prior week In a pandemic-influenced environment, produce markets...
VIDEO: Ocean Mist kicks off Coachella artichoke season with promotion
CASTROVILLE, Calif. (February 1, 2021) – Ocean Mist Farms BB #:111742, the leading grower and marketer of fresh artichokes in...
Misionero announces strategic partnership with Grupo Altex
PRESS RELEASE: GONZALES, Calif. (Feb. 15, 2021) – Misionero BB #:339422, a leader in organic salads, prepared lettuces, value-added vegetables,...
Sysco launches exclusive, chef-tested menu concepts through Cutting Edge Solutions platform
PRESS RELEASE: HOUSTON, Feb. 15, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Sysco Corporation BB #:105962, the leading global foodservice distribution company, today...
BrandStorm hosts global marketing discussion
WASHINGTON, D.C. – United Fresh’s BB #:145458 sixth annual BrandStorm event will take place online March 9-11, 2021. The event...
EFI relaunches Responsible Recruitment Scorecard
WASHINGTON — In support of the fresh produce industry’s commitment to the Ethical Charter on Responsible Labor Practices, retail buyers...
Apple and pear sales continue to rise in 2021
Yakima, WA- January apple and pear data provide a glimpse of the year ahead. Trends to heed: organic apple and...
Moving forward in 2021
In the fall we turned our clocks back an hour, then focused on year-end activities including a rigorous financial and...
Just how popular is that TikTok feta tomato pasta?
Unless you live a blissful, social media-free existence, you’ve probably seen a brick of feta in a sea of tomatoes...
Heavy rains damage Chilean fruit
Seasonal Chilean fruit crops such as blueberries, table grapes, and stone fruit are reporting serious damages due to intense rains...
Industry groups react to ITC’s blueberry ruling
In the wake of the U.S. International Trade Commission’s ruling on imported blueberries, various industry organizations provided comments in response....
FPAA: Trade disputes continue to challenge USMCA
PRESS RELEASE: NOGALES, Ariz. – The U.S. International Trade Commission has found that imported blueberries are not a cause of...
USITC determines imported blueberries do not seriously injure U.S. industry
The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) today determined that fresh, chilled, or frozen blueberries are not being imported into the...
Aggies for Fresh Returns Virtually in 2021
PRESS RELEASE: MISSON, TX (February 10, 2021) – As the trend has shown for the past 11 months – things...
National Grocers Association pushes back against $15 minimum wage
PRESS RELEASE: Arlington, VA – The National Grocers Association (NGA), the trade association representing the independent community supermarket industry, wrote...