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No matter what the meal or occasion, putting open-faced sandwiches on the menu ensures a guaranteed hit! They are simple to make yet still full of great flavor combinations. Presentation is key when serving open-faced sandwiches because all ingredients are highly visible. It’s important to ensure that the ingredients used be fresh, flavorful, and complementary. THE HISTORY OF OPEN-FACED SANDWICHES

Goldenberry Farms began shipping the initial boxes of Sweet Sugar mangos, an ultra-sweet and miniature mango variety, trademarked by the company.   These naturally grown tree mangos easily fit in the palm of your hand and are unique due to their ability to be eaten with their skin, giving it the nickname of “lunchbox mango.”

DNO Produce, a leading fresh-cut processor and wholesale distributor, hired Nick Middleton as wholesale sales director. Middleton will apply his industry expertise and relationships toward growing DNO’s wholesale produce category and building the company’s presence in freight forwarding networks.

In preparation for California’s upcoming avocado season, Del Rey Avocado has introduced a Compac packing line. “We are very excited as it will allow us to pack more fruit in less hours so our efficiency and total output will increase drastically,” said Patrick Lucy, president of the Fallbrook, CA-based company. The new line is the year-long project of Jessica Hunter, CEO of Del Rey.

Chilean fruit exporter Subsole has signed an agreement to sell to Frutura, a sales and marketing network formed in 2021 with the acquisition of Agrícola Don Ricardo (Peru), Dayka & Hackett and TerraFresh Organics (U.S.) and the addition of Frutura Uruguay in March 2022.

Chilean grapes are timely for promoting. Higher volumes of red grapes are cost-friendly while the green market is slightly higher. There probably will be a big draw on grapes for the Easter holiday. Asparagus is showing good volume coming out of Mexico. Demand is light on a steady market. The weather has been very favorable for growth. Prices are attractive now but may rise as we get closer to Easter ad promotions.

After being delayed for about six weeks the New England Produce Council held its 2022 Dinner Dance Gala at InterContinental Boston on Saturday, March 26. A full house enjoyed a fun-filled night of cocktails, dinner and dancing under the Starry Night theme.

The ever-increasing love of avocados by consumers has stretched supply channels and caused most California avocados to be marketed in the western half of the country. But a tracking study, conducted on behalf of the California Avocado Commission by a third-party organization, revealed that the fruit has an excellent reputation throughout the nation.

Stemilt is utilizing Farmworker Awareness Week, taking place now through March 31st, to celebrate its company-wide Equitable Food Initiative certification, highlight continuous improvement achievements that its EFI leadership team in Pasco, WA recently completed and share appreciation for its Stemilters through a first-of-its-kind celebration.

The Save Mart Cos. announced that Kingswood Capital Management LP has acquired the company. Kingswood is an operationally focused private equity firm based in Los Angeles, with significant experience in the retail sector. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.