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Morning Kiss Organic is kicking off imported pear season, working with partners in Argentina to provide the highest quality fruit. Import season runs from March thru June, and seasonal varieties include Packham, D’Anjou and Bartlett.

Somerfield Farms is a year-round berry grower and shipper, with blueberry farms throughout Florida, Georgia, North Carolina and Michigan. The company will be exhibiting at the upcoming CPMA show, meeting attendees at booth No. 2605.

Last week the Idaho Potato Commission participated in a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the University of Idaho’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences to officially recognize the opening of the new Seed Potato Germplasm Laboratory. The state-of-the-art facility is critical to maintaining the quality of one of Idaho’s most important agricultural commodities, the potato.

In partnership with customers, Food Lion Feeds is providing 1.6 million meals to feed food-insecure neighbors as a result of its annual orange bag campaign.

Kroger Health, the healthcare division of The Kroger Co., funded the University of Cincinnati to execute an independent clinical research study to learn how retailers, like Kroger, serve as an important healthcare destination by leveraging food and nutrition education to support the health and wellbeing of shoppers.

Calavo, a global avocado industry leader and provider of value-added fresh food, debuted a brand refresh of the company logo, tagline and brand personality to fully support Calavo’s One Company vision. The new look and feel of the brand refresh are thoughtfully designed to signal an evolution of this legacy brand as Calavo looks to the future an innovator in the industry.

Bobalu Berry Farms continues to celebrate 60 years in business with yet another milestone.  For the first time, the company has offices in the Watsonville/Salinas area. Like many companies, for the last couple of years the sales team has been working remotely with occasional time spent at headquarters in Oxnard due to the pandemic.  Now, as the country gets back to somewhat normal business, Bobalu Berries made the decision to establish a new sales office on the central coast.

For more than 100 years, Courchesne Larose Ltd. has been a major player on the Canadian fresh fruit and vegetable market, driven by a strong commitment to its customers. At this year’s Canadian Produce Marketing Association show, the company will be exhibiting in booth No. 1115, and is always grateful when the show is in Montreal.

BJ's Wholesale Club, a leading operator of membership warehouse clubs in the eastern United States, announced the chainwide rollout of Same-Day Select, a membership add-on to its same-day delivery service. BJ’s Same-Day Select service is an upgrade option for BJ’s Wholesale Club members, allowing them to pay a one-time fee upfront for either unlimited or a set number of same-day grocery deliveries, delivered in as little as two hours. The chainwide launch follows the successful testing ...

Consalo Family Farms and its distribution side, The Fresh Wave, is looking to big things ahead in 2022. On the heels of last year’s expansion, which allowed for more than 1,000 pallets a day moving through the facility, the company welcomes 2022 with more growth.