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National Mango Board mango display bins are available to shippers
PRESS RELEASE Orlando, FL – The National Mango Board (NMB) is offering a limited number of display bins to U.S....
Viva Fresh offers San Antonio Wholesale Produce Market tour
PRESS RELEASE Mission, Texas; April 1, 2019: The fifth annual Viva Fresh Produce Expo will kick off on Thursday, April...
Superfresh Growers and Norris Farms partner on blueberries
PRESS RELEASE Yakima, WA–Superfresh Growers and Norris Farms have joined forces to deliver customers around the world a premium organic...
Half Your Plate Hockey Classic ends with shootout
MONTREAL, Quebec—We do golf tournaments and 5K runs at produce events in the U.S., so it only makes sense the...
Marketing returns to its roots in Salinas
Three major trends that affect the marketing of produce—including the many fruits and vegetables grown in the Valley—are the health...
Canada: pointing to a fresh future
Canada is the second largest country in the world, spanning more than 3.8 million square miles from the Atlantic to...
Sunday truck processing suspended at some Mexico border crossings
With President Trump threatening to halt all border crossings within a week, businesses in Nogales, AZ, reportedly received notice Sunday...
Canada’s retailers try to overcome ‘Big Three’
Like its wholesale scene, Canada’s supermarket sector remains ferociously competitive as independents, national chains, and big-box stores battle it out...
Business changes as should yours
Recently, I talked with an executive of a large wholesaler about how his business has transformed itself over the years....
Fruit and Vegetable Consumption on a Decline in Mexico
A recent study showed that fruit and vegetable consumption has fallen 30% in the last 30 years in Mexico. According...
El consumo de frutas y vegetales está disminuyendo en México
Un estudio reciente mostró que el consumo de frutas y verduras ha disminuido un 30% en los últimos 30 años...
Albertsons Companies appoints Vivek Sankaran President and Chief Executive Officer
Albertsons Companies announced today that Vivek Sankaran, Chief Executive Officer, PepsiCo Foods North America, has been appointed President and Chief...
PBH releases 2018 Fruits & Veggies-More Matters Award winners
PRESS RELEASE Brentwood, MO – Most Americans know they should, and desperately want to, eat more fruits and vegetables; they...
Whole Foods to lower prices on fresh produce
Whole Foods plans to cut prices on hundreds of items, including fresh produce, according to an April 1 news release....
Domex Superfresh Growers shows strong Autumn Glory growth
PRESS RELEASE Yakima, WA- April 1, 2019 – February was National Snack Month, and Americans showed that apples and pears...
Stemilt anticipates improved California cherry season
PRESS RELEASE WENATCHEE, Wash. – A late arriving spring has left many unknowns for retailers when it comes to the...
Mexican tractor blockade stops produce shipments at Pharr border crossing
A Mexican farmer tractor blockade at the Pharr, Texas, border crossing has stopped shipments there, including fresh produce. “Avocados, broccoli,...
Lidl UK’s food waste efforts focus on relaxed specs, in-store value boxes
The new “Too Good to Waste” program from Lidl UK is a different take on so-called “ugly” produce. The retailer...