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.

Trade with confidence... every time.
Blue Book’s real-time alerts help you stay up to speed with everything in the produce industry

Trade with confidence... every time.
Blue Book’s real-time alerts help you stay up to speed with everything in the produce industry

Trade with confidence... every time.
Blue Book’s real-time alerts help you stay up to speed with everything in the produce industry
Review – Braga Farms Avocado Goddess chopped salad kit
In this house, we’re very familiar with the Josie’s Organics brand of chopped salad kits, but I hadn’t had a chance to experience the conventional side of Braga...
In this house, we’re very familiar with the Josie’s Organics brand of chopped salad kits, but I hadn’t had a chance to experience the conventional side of Braga Fresh Family Farms BB #:206762.
They reached out to me offering to send some samples, so our salad adventures continue!
And in the interest of transparency, they sent both Caesar and Avocado Goddess but the Caesar salads cuddled up a little too close to the ice packs and the lettuce got frozen in shipment. Ah well! Shipping salads for samples is a hit or miss. In the past, I had a company ship salad to me in Central Texas in the summer that had only one ice pack in the whole box. You can guess how well that turned out. And with the wild swings in temperatures we’ve had lately, too many ice packs is probably a good idea considering it was almost 100 degrees here this week.
We did the usual and put the salad kits in the fridge for a week to make it an accurate representation of how I abuse salads. I almost never eat them the same day I buy them and I suspect most consumers don’t either.
My boys are usually fans of flavor combos like Caesar and Mediterranean, so Avocado Goddess was a new combo for them. And c’mon. How could I not love a salad called Avocado Goddess? I AM the Avocado Goddess!
See what they think here. (And remember, you can watch TikToks from a web browser!)
Pamela Riemenschneider is the Retail Editor for Blue Book Services.

News you need.
Join Blue Book today!
Get access to all the news and analysis you need to make the right decision --- delivered to your inbox.
What to read next
The Produce Reporter Week in Review April 25, 2025
Retail consultant Pamela Riemenschneider returns to Week in Review as we discuss why online grocery is booming and tariffs
USDA restricts PACA violators in California and Florida
WASHINGTON, May 9, 2022 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has imposed sanctions on four produce businesses for failing to meet contractual obligations to the sellers of produce they purchased and failing to pay reparation awards issued under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA). These sanctions include suspending the businesses’ PACA licenses and barring […]
USDA restricts five PACA violators
WASHINGTON, April 22, 2022 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has imposed sanctions on five produce businesses for failing to meet contractual obligations to the sellers of produce they purchased and failing to pay reparation awards issued under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA). These sanctions include suspending the businesses’ PACA licenses and barring […]
USDA restricts PACA violators in Florida and Texas
WASHINGTON, April 22, 2022 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has imposed sanctions on two produce businesses for failing to meet contractual obligations to the sellers of produce they purchased and failing to pay reparation awards issued under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA). These sanctions include suspending the businesses’ PACA licenses and barring […]
Hazel Tech to host Grape Quality Summit
The virtual event, held on May 6, 2022, will take a deep dive into the table grape industry during the North American table grape season CHICAGO, IL – Hazel Technologies Inc., BB #:302595 a USDA-funded company developing innovations to extend the shelf life of produce and reduce food waste is hosting the Grape Quality Summit the first […]
USDA lifts PACA reparation sanctions on Florida firm
WASHINGTON, April 4, 2022 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that Natura Fresh LLC BB #:348926 satisfied a $3,168 reparation order issued under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) involving unpaid produce transactions. The Miami, Fla., company can continue operating in the produce industry upon applying for and being issued a PACA license. […]
Subscribe to our newsletter
© 2025 Blue Book Services. All Rights Reserved