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Brighter Bites, a Houston-based nonprofit providing under-resourced families with fresh produce and nutrition education, has partnered with D'Arrigo New York, a family-owned-and-operated fresh fruits and vegetables supplier serving the Northeast since 1948.

When someone mentions Pinterest, your mind probably recalls a mood-board type platform where home decor ideas, holiday crafts, and fashion inspiration abound — but Pinterest is so much more. 

Stemilt’s Lil Snappers kid-size fruit puts tiny fruit, into tiny hands offering parents a convenient, healthy fruit option for their kids.

Over the past few years, the demand for plant-based and vegetarian foods has seen explosive growth and continues to grow. Ahold Delhaize said it also sees a continuing shift toward health, well-being and sustainability.

With cooler months and the holidays on the horizon, Well•Pict continues to provide premium, proprietary berries as it keeps true to year-round availability.

As Americans start making plans to entertain at home, ALDI will be dropping prices of dozens of top-selling items, including fresh and frozen produce.

With IFPA’s Global Show fast approaching, California Giant Berry Farms said its team will showcase its offering of high-quality strawberries, blueberries, raspberries and blackberries at booth No. 2571.

A wide variety of fruits and vegetables from Guatemala will be showcased throughout IFPA’s Global Produce & Floral Show Oct. 27-29th in Orlando, FL. Members of the Guatemala Produce Trade Association will present numerous produce items and services at the following booths:

Fresh Del Monte Produce, one of the world’s leading vertically integrated producers, distributors, and marketers of fresh and fresh-cut fruits and vegetables, has invested a 39 percent stake in Decapolis, a Jordanian and UK-based startup technology company that provides a blockchain-driven food safety and quality traceability technology for the food industry.

On Monday, Oct. 10, veteran vegetables salesman Denny Donovan was unabashed in his prediction for the following day: “I think we will see a record breaker on carton lettuce in tomorrow’s Market News (USDA’s daily Market News report). Today, I heard quotes of $55 (per carton) to near $70, but there’s nothing around.” Donovan, who is sales manager for Fresh Kist Produce in Guadalupe, CA, said the FOB price on many of the core veg items “are a little bit crazy.”