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Keystone Fruit Marketing, a division of Progressive Produce, is known for its year-round sweet onion program. The Vidalia onion is an integral part of that program, and the company is anxious to get started this year.

Ask the average U.S. citizen about the significance of Cinco de Mayo, and the vast majority will shrug their shoulders and incorrectly guess Independence Day in Mexico.

As we all know, consumers stuck close to home during the pandemic. While people cooked and ate more at home (ask me about my now-signature salad!), they got closer to their roots in other ways. From seeking out locally-sourced ingredients to arming themselves with information to enhance their health and wellness to becoming more aware of their personal impact on the planet, people have gotten more in touch with the impact of their own choices and habits.

Each March, agricultural companies from around the world take a moment to give appreciation to their workforce in celebration of Farm Worker Awareness Week. For companies such as Divine Flavor and its parent company, Grupo Alta, this week is especially important as both companies put a huge emphasis on embracing their workforce with excellent social programs.

This year, the Louisiana Sweet Potato Commission is celebrating its 70th anniversary representing sweet potato growers, shippers and processors.

While Pexco Produce Sales’ long-time leader JT Guida has given up some of his res

Expansion is on the mind of those at Four Seasons Family of Cos. Inc. The Ephrata, PA-based company will be adding a 130,000-square-foot refrigerated warehouse to its current facility in May, that when finished, will offer 39 new dock doors.

Taylor Farms was recognized as Walmart’s 2022 Supplier of the Year within the Food category, announced at the 2022 Walmart Supplier Growth Forum. This recognition shines a light on Taylor Farms’ role as a consistent top performer and supplier within Walmart’s produce and deli sectors.

As the industry celebrates National Farmworker Awareness Week, Homegrown Organic Farms announced its Northwest organic blueberry farms in Oregon have earned Equitable Food Initiative certification. The farms join Homegrown Organic Farms’ stone fruit program, which became EFI certified in 2020, further demonstrating the company’s dedication to its employees and associates. As a newly formed ESOP, Homegrown has partnered with its sister company to achieve and roll out this new certification. 

Visualize yourself walking down a long narrow corridor and arriving at three doors. Each door has a sign on it. The sign on the first door says, “Enter here to raise inflation prices to gain excessive gross profit. No outlet.”  The sign on the second door says, “Enter here to raise inflation prices to cover increased costs. Access in and out.”  The sign on the third door says, “Enter here to resist raising inflation prices. Warning: No floor inside.”