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With several winter holidays around the corner, the Bee Sweet Citrus team has a wide array of citrus varieties available for customers.

Meijer will donate $1 million — equating to 4 million meals — to food pantries across the Midwest after customers made more than 4 million purchases including Meijer brand items Thanksgiving week. The donation came as a result of the retailer's recent commitment to provide up to 4 million meals to its signature Simply Give hunger relief program — one meal for every purchase that included a qualifying Meijer brand food item Nov. 20-26.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has filed an administrative complaint against Mestizos Group LLC for alleged violations of the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act. The company, operating from Texas, allegedly failed to make payment promptly to five produce sellers in the amount of $399,416  from April 2021 through September 2021.

Yes! Apples, the consumer-first apple brand from New York Apple Sales, puts apples at the forefront of the produce industry. This year, the brand has big plans for the New York Produce Show & Conference.  “The team is excited to head down to New York City for another great show,” said Tenley Fitzgerald, vice president of marketing for Yes! Apples.

Asia Fruit Logistica 2022 returned to its face-to-face format after being affected by restrictions related to the Covid-19 pandemic. The event was held Nov. 2-4 in Bangkok — not in Hong Kong where the event was traditionally held.

As a leader in mushroom production, Kennett Square, PA-based Phillips Mushroom Farms knows what it takes to be successful. After all, the company has been growing mushroom since 1927. That means getting out and talking with customers, and there’s no better place to do that this time of year than at the New York Produce Show & Conference.

By all accounts it has been an extraordinary summer for vegetable producers with FOB prices on some items rising to levels never seen before, but Tony Incaviglia of GR Fresh expects a much more normal winter season as supply and demand get back in sync.

New York supermarket chain Morton Williams has become the newest member of Allegiance Retail Services, a leading retailer owned grocery co-op. Founded in 1952, Morton Williams Supermarkets is a family-owned-and-operated food retailer with 16 stores in the New York metropolitan area.

Nash Produce will be showcasing its locally grown North Carolina sweet potatoes at this year’s New York Produce Show, exhibiting at booth No. 435. “We will be displaying varieties such as the purple Murasaki, the white Bonita, along with the orange Covington,” said Robin Narron, sales support and marketing director for the Nashville, NC-based company. “We will also be displaying our value-added packaging options that we have available.”

Schnuck Markets Inc. announced the future opening of Eatwell Market by Schnucks in Chesterfield, MO. Eatwell Market will celebrate the connection of food, wellness and community by offering foods with exceptional taste and uncompromising ingredients, while providing opportunities for customers to discover new items each time they shop. Along with local offerings, the store will emphasize natural and organic foods as well as community events that support customers no matter where they are along ...