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As we forge ahead into the latter half of 2022, the buzz words surfacing with Healthy Family Project’s consumer audience are consistent around cost-savings, budget hacks, meal planning, food waste, trust, social impact and local grown.  2022 has us all looking at new and creative ways to do business and has forced shoppers to look at new ways of shopping on a budget. Not unlike the past two years, but in a different context.

Now that summer has arrived, New York’s deep collection of growers are busy at work, harvesting its finest produce over the next few months. According to the USDA’s most recent Ag Census, there were 33,438 farms in New York State and 6,866,171 acres in production, with the state being among the top five in grapes, green peas and squash.

John Catsimatidis, chairman and CEO of Red Apple Group and subsidiary Gristedes and D’Agostino Supermarkets, announced that Joe Parisi has been named president of Gristedes and D’Agostino’s, Manhattan’s largest chain of supermarkets.

Since its founding in 1948, D’Arrigo New York has established itself as a leader in the New York State produce industry. The experience of its leaders and staff have helped it navigate numerous challenges over the last two years, and it appears that things are heading in the right direction for the company in 2022.

Nature Fresh Farms once again claimed top honors at the annual Greenhouse Competitions, receiving recognition for its red Bell pepper and Black Label Hiiros, which won Best Overall in their respective categories.

Inflationary concerns are an issue. The direction of the economy is being watched by pundits, economists and businesses throughout the country and the world.

Duda Farm Fresh Foods, a wholly owned subsidiary of Duda and a leading grower of fresh vegetables and citrus, announced the company’s president, Samuel (Sammy) Duda, has been named CEO-elect of Duda. This decision marks the culmination of a nearly year-long process led by Duda’s board of directors with support from an international leadership advisory firm.

In July ¡Yo Quiero! will be releasing its first-of-its-kind line of avocado cream cheese spreads to refrigerated shelves across the U.S. The products combine real cream cheese with the wholesome goodness of avocado.

As schools finish the academic year, DNO Produce released its own yearbook to celebrate fruits, veggies and the team of humans behind them. Enjoy the yearbook on DNO’s social media pages or its website.

Jac. Vandenberg Inc. is preparing for a busy summer citrus season as it finishes a successful end to the winter citrus season with Morocco. With the final Moroccan Nadorcotts shipped and sold, the first easy peelers from Peru and Uruguay have already arrived and volume will be picking up slowly in the coming weeks as Chile and South Africa enter the fold.