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Greenridge Fruit, which specializes in apples, has been around for more than 30 years and experienced the ups, downs, and changes that have occurred in the industry during that time. 

Ready for a delicious new way to celebrate love this Valentine's Day? Envy apples announced the Love at First Bite contest. The contest combines the ultimate apple experience with the ultimate wedding experience as couples compete for a $50,000 grand prize package. Contest participants will make a video sharing why they deserve an Envy-able wedding day and what makes their love story unique — all inspired by the new romantic comedy Marry Me from Universal Pictures, opening in theaters and...

Pace International, a leading provider of sustainable postharvest solutions and technologies for the fresh produce industry, is launching its Postharvest Academy Webinar Series this month. The webinar series invites Pace International customers to learn about the latest research in the postharvest segment at their own pace with access to on-demand content.

Apple dollars are up across the country due to inflation effects and a shorter crop nationally, offering promotion opportunities for Granny Smith, Cosmic Crisp, Pink Lady and Fuji apple varieties.  

With only about three months to go until the Texas International Produce Association holds its annual Viva Fresh, that signature event is commanding much of the staff’s attention. But it has plenty of competition as TIPA has many different irons in the fire. President/CEO Dante Galeazzi recently outlined the many initiatives that are occupying his time but agreed that Viva Fresh is top of mind.

Though Hass avocados from the state of Jalisco have been approved for shipments to the United States beginning this year, Ron Campbell of the Mexican Hass Avocado Importers Association said it is most likely shipments will not begin until June.

The Motor City is known as the city that put the “world on wheels,” but Detroit is so much more than that today, thanks to a transformation into a modern metropolis with one of its biggest industries being produce. For instance, as a third-generation produce family, Riggio Distribution Co., has its foundation in the Detroit area, although its business reaches far beyond the Motor City and the Detroit Terminal market it calls home.

ShopRite unveiled the new QuickCollect GO! POD, where shoppers can pick up their online ShopRite grocery orders from a temperature-controlled outdoor pickup pod for a fast and easy, contactless self-service pickup experience. The QuickCollect GO! POD is a smart grocery retrieval system that can hold ambient, refrigerated and frozen foods, and customers’ entire grocery orders are available for pickup in one solution. This free-standing pod now available at the ShopRite in New Rochelle, NY, offe...

MountainKing is spicing up several of its gourmet varieties by partnering with Tajín Clásico Seasoning to offer shoppers a free sample of the top-selling dry seasoning in 1.5-pound bags of its Steakhouse Roasters, Baby Reds, Baby Golds and Baby Medleys.

A Texas-based customs brokerage firm is celebrating its 15th year in business and is seeing tremendous growth at its location in the Rio Grande Valley.