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Divine Flavor, one of Mexico’s largest grower-importers, announced its new project of summer organic Bell peppers in Jalisco, Mexico. This program, years in the making, adds another of the company’s staple items to its year-round product list. Continuing from its established roots in Sinaloa, Mexico, with veteran producer Hortifresh, Divine Flavor will receive its first shipments of organic Bell peppers later this month out of central Mexico.

The heat wave has broken for much of the country; however, the effects continue to play out. According to Mark Campbell, founder and CEO of ProduceIQ, the heat waves across the West Coast have caused various crops to ripen rapidly. Take strawberries for example: earlier in the season weather created an increased supply and prices plummeted. Now, the reported output in California is near historic lows. “It would not be unreasonable for strawberry markets to be extremely tight for quite a few we...

Square Roots and Gordon Food Service held a ribbon-cutting ceremony in Kenosha, WI, to celebrate their largest indoor farm built to date, taking another step in their shared journey to build indoor farms together across the continent — ultimately enabling locally grown food at a global scale.

Following a successful year, which saw 55 million consumer impressions across all media, the New York Apple Association’s marketing and public relations plan for the 2022-23 crop year is under way. NYAA reported that it is reaching out to retail partners to secure geo-targeting advertising to complement in-store and digital promotions to drive New York apple sales. These geo-targeted promotions include a gallery of NYAA’s original content, images, and videos to complement print and digital a...

Apple season is upon us, and fruit quality remains top of mind from the orchard all the way to the store shelf. A key element to maintaining the quality of fruit is implementing integrated practices from the orchard all the way through storage and packing.

Starr Ranch has expanded its offerings of premium apples and large cherries with the newly formed merger of Highland Fruit into Gilbert Orchards.

One of the biggest players in the Eastern apple deal, D’Arrigo New York brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to benefit growers and customers. “We’re the largest apple house in the Northeast and have been moving Eastern apples for over 40 years,” said Gabriela D’Arrigo, vice president of marketing and communications for D’Arrigo New York in Bronx, NY. “We do a lot of business covering the Eastern apple deal.”

The Southeast Produce Council held its annual summer board meeting Aug. 9-11 at the Grand Bohemian Hotel in Asheville, NC. Attendees enjoyed a tour of the famous Biltmore Estate to commemorate the occasion prior to their series of meetings. The SEPC board of directors, board of governors and staff discussed several strategic goals and tactics during the two-day event, including final preparations for the upcoming Southern Innovations conference scheduled to take place Sept. 22-24 in Nashville, T...

After a two-year hiatus, the Produce for Better Health Foundation will bring 20-plus influential retail dietitians and foodservice leaders to its 2022 Retail & Foodservice Immersion Event, held alongside the International Fresh Produce Association’s Global Produce & Floral Show, taking place Oct. 26-29 in Orlando, FL.

Brighter Bites is working with Zespri Kiwifruit as a key produce partner for the upcoming 2022-23 school year.