Sun World International announces land sale, shifts focus to fruit breeding, licensing

BAKERSFIELD, CA – Sun World International LLC (Sun World) today announced the sale of its leased and owned California farming...

6 years ago 3 minute read

Where does Have A Plant go now?

“Have A Plant” has a great chance to catch on and increase produce consumption. What will it take? It will...

6 years ago 2 minute read

Report: Georgia economy could suffer “catastrophic” damage under current USMCA

Economic impact models released by the University of Georgia show potentially “catastrophic” damage to the state’s fresh produce industry under...

6 years ago 2 minute read

New leadership takes over at Greg Orchards

Benton Harbor, MI-based Greg Orchards has transitioned to new leadership with plans to change its apple offerings in upcoming seasons....

6 years ago 1 minute read

Houston: A vast playground for domestic and international produce business

Houston is brimming with electric diversity and expanding markets. From an impressive skyline of glass and steel to humming industrial...

6 years ago 3 minute read

Revisiting the basics: A Rejection

A buyer rejecting a shipment of produce to a seller should ensure the rejection is both procedurally effective and substantively...

6 years ago 3 minute read

Sprouts grocery delivery up 60%

Phoenix-based Sprouts Farmers Market executives said the company’s new store prototypes are resonating with customers, and delivery is exceeding expectations....

6 years ago 4 minute read

Week in Review May 3, 2019

Pamela Riemenschneider and Greg Johnson discuss the stories of the week leading into Cinco de Mayo weekend. [iframe width=”600″ height=”400″...

6 years ago 1 minute read

Holland Super Hots arrive early – merchandise with coconuts for Memorial Day displays

The super-hot pepper season has arrived early this year. Peppers like ghost, carolina reaper and trinidad scorpion are coloring up...

6 years ago 2 minute read

HLB Specialties’ Rambutan season gearing up

Florida-based tropical fruits importer and distributor HLB Specialties is getting ready for its first rambutan shipment of the season, which...

6 years ago 3 minute read

Interfresh hires director of business development

PRESS RELEASE Orange, CA – May 2, 2019 – Interfresh, Inc., a national marketer of fruits and vegetables, announced today...

6 years ago 2 minute read

Game-changing high rise broccoli earns PMA Science & Technology Circle of Excellence award

This broccoli is bringing a whole new meaning to the term “superfood.” High Rise™ broccoli by Seminis Vegetable Seeds, part...

6 years ago 6 minute read

Temporary restraining order filed against McAllen, TX, shipper

A temporary restraining order has been granted after being filed by Ergo Produce Inc., McAllen, TX, against Produce Depot LLC,...

6 years ago 1 minute read

How you can use the PBH elite network

The Produce for Better Health Foundation formed an elite influencer network, but what does that mean? It means through PBH,...

6 years ago 3 minute read

First shipments of Chilean Clementines to arrive in the U.S by mid-May

PRESS RELEASE May 2, 2019 Spring has sprung, and that means it’s time for Citrus from Chile! As the premier...

6 years ago 3 minute read

Viva Fresh: Be nimble, and catch those fads

SAN ANTONIO—Consumers are fickle, but that’s not necessarily a bad thing for fresh produce marketers. That’s because it means there’s...

6 years ago 2 minute read

Co-founder and matriarch of Hronis, Inc. remembered

Sophia Hronis peacefully passed away on the 19th day of April, 2019 at the age of 90. Sophia, along with...

6 years ago 2 minute read

FDA promises ‘new era of smarter food safety’

The Food and Drug Administration plans to develop a “Blueprint for a new era of smarter food safety.” In an...

6 years ago 1 minute read

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