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Although organic produce has been increasing in sales for more than a decade, ever since the pandemic, the numbers have grown even stronger as more people associated organic with being healthier and safer.

Dole plc announced that certain of its subsidiaries have entered into a definitive agreement to sell the Dole Fresh Vegetables Division to an affiliate of Fresh Express Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Chiquita Holdings Ltd., for gross proceeds of approximately $293 million in cash, subject to certain adjustments.

Avocados From Mexico dropped the official teaser for its 2023 Super Bowl ad. The commercial, featuring actress and comedic star Anna Faris in her Super Bowl debut, is part of the brand's perfectly ripe campaign designed to show how Avocados From Mexico makes everything better.

Three years after the pandemic upturned the grocery industry, H-E-B has regained its leadership position from Amazon in dunnhumby's Retailer Preference Index, a comprehensive, nationwide study that examines the approximately $1 trillion U.S. grocery market. Costco followed closely behind H-E-B in second place as Amazon fell to third and Wegmans took the fourth spot for the third year in a row.

For more than a century the U.S. Food & Drug Administration has been responsible for ensuring the safety of food products consumed by hundreds of millions of Americans each day while also advancing nutrition. After reviewing the findings and recommendations from external and internal reviews, the FDA identified issues surrounding culture, structure, resources and authorities, as well as several areas of need.

Pure Flavor is marking an important milestone: the start of the first growing season in its all-new, all-organic Phase IV expansion. The occasion serves as a clear signal that the brand is committed to sustainable and organic greenhouse vegetable production. With this latest evolution, Pure Flavor added 40 acres of dedicated organics to its Leamington, ON, operations, bringing the total to 115 acres lit production on site.

O.C. Schulz & Sons Inc. understands a vital key to success is simply doing the right thing, for a long time. Longevity is synonymous with the fifth-generation family potato farm, which has made a name for itself growing, packing and shipping spuds from the Red River Valley.

The National Mango Board is offering a limited number of Honey and Rounds display bins to both U.S. retailers and U.S. mango shippers on a first-come, first-served basis. The 2023 Honey bins are ready to ship, while the Rounds bins will be ready to deliver in March.

With significant growth and expansion at the forefront of the company’s strategic plan, Pure Flavor added produce industry veteran Joe Sbrocchi to the company’s leadership team as senior vice president of business development and strategy. Sbrocchi brings an impressive history of successes in a career that has criss-crossed between the vendor and the buying communities (Sobeys & Walmart), and most recently over the last five-plus years as the executive director and general manager of the...

While 2022 turned out to be as challenging as the pandemic years that preceded it, Salix Fruit said it was an extremely successful year overall.