avocados

Consumers demand sustainability, so why are retailers scared?

Pamela chats with Anne-Marie Roerink about consumer demand for sustainable products. While they account for less than 20% of products...

6 years ago 1 minute read

Avocados From Mexico partners Walmart for education program

PRESS RELEASE Avocados From Mexico (AFM) has developed a first-of-its-kind educational campaign to help importers, retailers and consumers overcome common...

6 years ago 4 minute read

Avocado market on fire as California nears end

California’s smallest crop in a decade may be finished by August, and prices should stay strong as Mexican product fails...

6 years ago 2 minute read

Calavo Growers reports record net income for Q2

SANTA PAULA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Calavo Growers, Inc. BB #:113203 today reported an all-time record quarter, in which fiscal 2019 second quarter...

6 years ago 10 minute read

Big market for small fruit in retail

I bet you didn’t know the favorite produce item among Trader Joe’s customers over the past few years has been...

6 years ago 2 minute read

California Avocados gear up for Memorial Day promotions

IRVINE, Calif. (May 8, 2019) – Memorial Day weekend is one of the strongest periods of the year for avocado...

6 years ago 3 minute read

New Wendy’s sandwiches feature avocado, greenhouse tomatoes

DUBLIN, Ohio, April 30, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Wendy’s recently released the Made to Crave menu – a sandwich line dedicated to unlocking...

6 years ago 3 minute read

Retrasos en la frontera están causan interrupciones en el mercado

Retrasos la frontera de México-EE. UU. están comenzando a aumentar los precios para aquellos a lo largo de la cadena...

6 years ago 3 minute read

Mexico border crossing delays disrupt markets for mangoes, berries, avocados and more

Delays at the Mexico-U.S. border are starting to increase prices for those along the fresh produce supply chain. What’s more,...

6 years ago 3 minute read

California Avocado Commission begins marketing in West

PRESS RELEASE IRVINE, Calif. (April 10, 2019) – California avocado harvesting is ramping up and the California Avocado Commission (CAC)...

6 years ago 3 minute read

Week in Review April 5, 2019

This week’s Week in Review sees Retail Editor Pamela Riemenschneider reporting from the annual Canadian Produce Marketing Association convention in...

6 years ago 1 minute read

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,...

6 years ago 2 minute read

Avocados recalled on positive Listeria sample

Henry Avocado Corporation is voluntarily recalling California-grown whole avocados sold in bulk at retail stores because they have the potential...

6 years ago 2 minute read

Avocado Export Growth: Peru

En español There was an estimated 8 million pounds of guacamole eaten on Super Bowl Sunday this year, and the...

6 years ago 1 minute read

Crecimiento de las exportaciones de aguacate: Perú

Se estima que se consumieron 8 millones de libras de guacamole en el die del Super Bowl el domingo de...

6 years ago 1 minute read

Apeel gets retail validation from Midwest chain

ORLANDO, FL – A Midwest retail chain tested Apeel’s plant-based coatings on its avocados and liked it enough to commit...

6 years ago 1 minute read

Apeel Science Helping Martin’s to Virtually Eliminate Shrink in Avocado Category

PRESS RELEASE Just a few weeks in, Apeel Avocados are soon to represent 100% of the fresh avocados offered at...

6 years ago 4 minute read

No, avocados are not pricier because of fad diets

A recent Wall Street Journal article sent me down a rabbit hole of data. The article, published Feb 25, claimed...

6 years ago 4 minute read

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