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Salix Fruits, a leading company in the import and export of fresh fruits, will participate in the 2022 edition of the Dakar, a renowned Rally-Raid competition, through the support of Matías Notti, an Argentine rider who will race in the motorcycles category.

While the team at Forrence Orchards is hard at work on its traditional McIntosh apple program, it is also dedicated to providing consumers with other types of apples that are growing in popularity.

Big Y in partnership with the Harold Grinspoon Charitable Foundation and with the support of other funders, is entering the eighth year of the Local Farmer Awards program, which has helped more than 225 farmers carry out a total of 400 projects. Farmers in western Massachusetts are invited to apply for awards of up to $2,500 for capital/infrastructure improvement projects related to growing, harvesting and processing that will help farms compete in the marketplace

Wholesale Produce Supply appointed Jennifer Rigdon to the newly created director of retail sales position. In her new role, Rigdon will develop new retailer relationships and optimize existing ones. Rigdon will bring 27 years of experience to this role, including 10 years as a business development manager for WPS.

The New England Produce Council Inc. has announced that the Omni Boston Hotel at the Seaport is the new venue for its 2022 Produce, Floral & Food Service Expo, scheduled to take place Aug. 24-25.

Despite the overall apple industry looking at one of it’s smallest crops in the last five to 10 years, Honeybear Brands production tonnage is up nearly 20 percent, according to Don Roper, vice president of sales and marketing for the Elgin, MN-based company.

Walmart is ramping up its InHome delivery service. Currently, InHome is available to 6 million households across the U.S. with plans to reach 30 million by the end of the year.

Whole Foods Market launched the Resolution Renovator, an online hub that helps people rethink rigid New Year’s resolutions. According to a survey from Whole Foods Market and Wakefield Research, nearly two-thirds (65 percent) of Americans agree that New Year’s resolutions put extra pressure on them at the start of the year.

Nearly 90 percent of consumers have potatoes on their grocery shopping list before they even leave the house, according to 2020 research from Potatoes USA and Kantar Insights Consulting. So how can you make sure these spud seekers come to your store for their potato purchases?

The snow may be flying and the temps cold in central Washington, but Stemilt Growers has volume and demand for its winter apples. “These key winter months through early springtime offer focused promotion opportunities for apples,” said Brianna Shales, marketing director of Stemilt. The Wenatchee, WA-based grower-shipper has a full slate of varietal offerings, including significant growth with Cosmic Crisp.