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Walmart has signed a definitive agreement with Canoo, a high-tech advanced mobility company, to purchase 4,500 all-electric delivery vehicles, beginning with the Lifestyle Delivery Vehicle, with the option to purchase up to 10,000 units. The vehicles will be used to deliver orders in a sustainable way that will also contribute to Walmart’s goal to achieve zero-emissions by 2040.

Lidl U.S. is partnering with Avocados from Peru to give away a Tesla to one lucky winner. The sweepstakes kicked off on July 1 and is open to legal residents of the nine states where Lidl operates stores: Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Delaware, New Jersey and New York, as well as Washington, DC. The Tesla will be presented to one winner at the end of the campaign, which concludes Aug. 31.

Lakeside Organic Gardens, which has been growing and shipping organic vegetables for more than 25 years, has added organic artichokes to its product mix. “We are super happy to be growing artichokes in the Lakeside label along the Central California coast,” said Sales Manager Brian Peixoto. “Our volume and quality are fantastic as artichokes thrive in this California coastal climate.”

Masser Family of Cos. announced the launch of a new website for Hegins, PA-based partner Keystone Potato Products LLC. The website showcases Keystone’s sustainability processes and products, highlighting its fresh-cut potatoes.

While Wada Farms has expanded in recent years to include watermelon and some veg items, it is still very much known as a potato and onion house, and that is particularly true with its organic offerings. Wada’s organic line includes russet and varietal potatoes from late July through mid-April; onions from September to April; and sweet potatoes from October to early September.

After tripling the company’s acreage on its home site in Leamington, ON, over the last two years, Pure Flavor has begun construction of a new 40-acre high-tech, fully lit facility as well as a new 210,000-square-foot centralized packhouse distribution center on the same site.

Mount Adams Fruit entered into a deal to acquire the majority of the Oregon pear assets formerly owned by Stadelman Fruit Co. LLC, based in Zillah, WA, from the S.S. Steiner Co. As a part of the transaction, Mount Adams Fruit also expects to employ all of the employees in this division, as well.

Craig Stephen, a senior leader and advisor in the consumer food and produce industry, has joined the board of directors and advisory board for Nabaco Inc., which manufactures a safe and edible coating that extends the shelf life of produce.

Pace International, a leading provider of sustainable postharvest solutions and technologies for the fresh produce industry, announced that its BioSpectra 100 SC fungicide is now listed by the Organic Materials Review Institute for organic use in the U.S. The announcement comes six years after the introduction of the product when the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency the California Department of Pesticide Regulation approved the product for postharvest applications.

Now in its 23rd consecutive citrus season, Summer Citrus from South Africa launched its 2022 consumer summer promotion — The Sweet Escape Sweepstakes — offering shoppers an opportunity to win one of two $500 Visa gift cards to curate their own getaway this summer.