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Growing in the rich, organic muck soils of Wisconsin’s Marquette, Columbia, Sauk and Adams counties, Gumz Farms has a legacy of four generations of family ownership behind it, with brothers Richard and Roderick Gumz now charged with its leadership. The company is known for growing potatoes and onions, but also has carrots, soybeans, field corn, spearmint and peppermint among its crops.

Bushmans’ Inc. is a farmer-owned potato producer that has been offering product to grocers, retailers and foodservice providers since 1909.

Ocean Mist Farms, the leading grower and marketer of fresh artichokes in the U.S., announces the launch of the Coachella artichoke production season. Growing in the region for over 20 years, 2022 also marks the fourth consecutive year of Ocean Mist Farms’ highly successful Peace Love & Artichokes messaging campaign.

Stop & Shop is rolling out Flashfood to its Pawtucket and Providence, RI, stores following a successful pilot. Flashfood is a digital marketplace that strives to eliminate food waste at the retail level by connecting consumers with discounted food nearing its best-by date. As a result of the program’s impact to date, Flashfood has diverted 30 million pounds of food from ending up in landfills throughout the U.S. and Canada and has saved shoppers almost $90 million in aggregate on their gro...

Rooting thousands of strawberry plants on elevated tables the first week of October, Oppy, under the Ocean Spray license, will launch the first-ever specialty berry pack in the Happy Berry label mid-December.

Braga Fresh rebuilt the company’s two websites, BragaFresh.com and JosiesOrganics.com, to create a better experience for all users.

As shoppers walk through almost any supermarket these days, more often than not they are greeted with an unwelcome site — empty shelf space.  

Crystal Valley Foods has finalized the acquisition of additional bays on the Los Angeles Wholesale Terminal Market, adjacent to its current location.  This expansion has doubled the facility’s space, creating additional cold storage capacity and room for increased inventory and products.

The National Mango Board is seeking nominations for seven open board member positions. The board’s mission is to increase awareness and consumption of fresh mangos in the United States and to inspire and educate consumers about the culture, flavor and nutrition of the versatile superfruit while bringing the mango industry together. Mango industry members are encouraged to complete a nomination application for the following available seats, with a final deadline to submit by Feb. 25:

The Northern Plains Potato Growers Association has been operating for 75 years, advocating for its more than 200 grower members and 250 potato associate members and helping them accomplish more by working together. The NPPGA provides legislative, operational and marketing support to growers throughout northwest Minnesota and all of North Dakota.