avocados

Avocado food brand Chosen Foods gets private equity partner

LOS ANGELES–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Butterfly, a Los Angeles-based private equity firm specializing in the food sector, today announced that it has reached...

4 years ago 5 minute read

A bright future for tropical fruits

Every now and then, it’s a good idea to step back and look at the proverbial Big Picture. The recently...

4 years ago 4 minute read

ProduceIQ: Rain from Hurricane Ida to disrupt supply chain

Hurricane Ida, a Category 4 storm, blasted into the Southeastern U.S. yesterday. Rain from Ida will continue beyond New Orleans...

4 years ago 5 minute read

West Pak Avocado hires sourcing director

Murrieta, CA (August 23, 2021) – West Pak Avocado BB #:117036, a global supplier of fresh avocados, proudly welcomes Stephen...

4 years ago 3 minute read

HAB study shows bagged avocado sales rose more than 25%

MISSION VIEJO, CA – Bagged avocados are finding their way into the grocery baskets of U.S. avocado shoppers as bags...

4 years ago 3 minute read

Hazel Tech to host first Avocado Quality Summit

CHICAGO, IL — Hazel Technologies, Inc., a USDA-funded technology company delivering new solutions for fresh produce to extend shelf-life, increase...

4 years ago 5 minute read

Peruvian avocado exports break records in 2021

From January through July of this year, Peruvian avocado exports totaled 407,349 tons, reflecting a growth of 19 percent when...

4 years ago 1 minute read

California Avocados take a road trip

IRVINE, Calif. – Consumers across the country and in particular in the West are fulfilling their pent-up desire to travel...

4 years ago 3 minute read

Colombian avocado exports nearly double in early 2021

From January to May 2021, Colombian avocado exports reached $114.3 million, marking an increase of 87.8 percent, according to ProColombia....

4 years ago 2 minute read

Westfalia Fruit Group appoints new USA President

Westfalia Fruit BB #:300553 announced today that Raina Nelson has been appointed President of its USA operations, from the end...

4 years ago 2 minute read

ProduceIQ: Avocado growers prepared to fight in defense

More than 3,000 Mexican avocado and blackberry farmers in the state of Michoacán join forces to fight back against criminal...

4 years ago 5 minute read

Mexican growers arm against cartels

American growers certainly face many challenges. But they can be grateful for the fact that they usually don’t have to...

4 years ago 4 minute read

El Pollo Loco partners with AFM for National Avocado Day promotion

COSTA MESA, Calif., July 19, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — El Pollo Loco, Inc., the nation’s leading fire-grilled chicken restaurant chain,...

4 years ago 4 minute read

Avocados From Mexico promotes two executives

DALLAS — The same year that Avocados From Mexico BB #:371130 made the list of the 50 Most Innovative Companies,...

4 years ago 6 minute read

Peruvian avocado export value may grow 30%

The volume of Peruvian avocado exports rose sharply this year, but even more gains were found with export value. According...

4 years ago 1 minute read

ProduceIQ: Battered summer production is ready for Olympic fight

Scattered growing regions, each with their own challenges, characterize the current state of produce markets. After leaving Georgia, Eastern vegetables...

4 years ago 4 minute read

California avocados marketing in peak season

IRVINE, Calif. – Peak availability of California avocados continues in July, and the California Avocado Commission’s BB #:145028 summer advertising...

4 years ago 4 minute read

Oppy partners with Apeel for Eco Farms avocados

Offering premium organic and conventional avocados from California, Chile, Colombia, Peru and Mexico, Oppy BB #:116424 is now using Apeel’s...

4 years ago 5 minute read

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