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After twenty years in most aspects of the floral industry, John Elstgeest identified a gap in the transfer of valuable information along the supply chain. He started The Flower Circus to provide this information in a fun way by producing a circus themed spectacle and demonstrating unusual floral designs. John, the Flower Circus director, started with top talented floral designers called Flower Magicians, and traveled all over Europe to flower exhibitions.  They made the flowers they represented...

As a family business, Frieda’s doesn’t play favorites. However, it’s hard to hide the excitement for passion fruit, named flavor of the year for 2022 by Food and Beverage flavor house Monin. Passion fruit is considered to be the largest berry of all berry-producing plants. An excellent communicator of ripeness, the passion fruit's thick purple skin wrinkles when ripe. Under its expressive exterior are small, black, crunchy, edible seeds surrounded by a brightly colored pulp with a swe...

Following a thorough assessment of the areas affected by frosts in late May, the Chilean Citrus Committee has delivered an updated forecast.

Offshoot Brands was launched in late 2021, growing from the team that built Love Beets, an industry leader of value-added beets.

The Southeast Produce Council unveiled a powerful lineup of speakers for upcoming Southern Innovations, Sept. 22-24. Held at the Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center in Nashville, TN, this year’s conference will continue to build upon SEPC’s “What’s New?” platform, which debuted during last year’s conference.

Divine Flavor has been offering organic fruits and vegetables almost since its beginning more than 30 years ago. In fact, Quality Assurance and Public Relations Coordinator Michael DuPuis is fond of saying “organics are part of our DNA.” Grupo Alta, Divine Flavor’s parent company and its Mexico farming entity, began growing table grapes in Sonora in 1991. It was only a few years later that the partners started growing organic grapes. Today, the company has about a dozen farms and more than...

Wakefern Food Corp. announced the retirement of Senior Vice President Brett Wing, along with several key executive promotions, including Kevin McDonnell as president of Price Rite Marketplace. “It is with mixed emotions that I share the news of a valued leader who is retiring, while also announcing the exciting advancement of five Wakefern executives committed to the continued growth and excellence of our cooperative,” said Joseph Sheridan, president and chief operating officer of Wakefern.

David J. Elliot & Son — and its Stillwater Orchards farming operation — has been farming pears since the 1860s and is one of the last family-owned-and-operated pear grower-shippers in California. The company packs only what it grows, allowing it to control the quality and safety from the orchard to the store shelves.

Last year, Smith’s Farm saw an idyllic spring that set the stage for an outstanding season for its signature Maine broccoli, which started more than a week early and brought record yields.

The potato and onion markets are currently erratic. Supplies are decreasing, creating some gapping. Unless your produce operation has a contract commitment with a supplier, it may be difficult to see full orders being totally filled on arrivals.