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Farm Fresh Produce sent its branded, premium label Dolce Vita sweet potatoes into space. “In our galaxy, only one sweet potato reigns supreme,” Steven Ceccarelli, CEO of Farm Fresh, said of the voyage to the edge of space.

ORLANDO, FL — The Southeast Produce Council held its annual VIP dinner Wednesday evening, March 1, at the Swan Reserve Vue Ballroom, just prior to the opening of the 2023 Southern Exposure conference and trade show, here.

SunDate has been methodically working to meet the increasing demand for organic dates around the world. Its parent company, Anthony Vineyards is headquartered in Bakersfield, CA, but has date-growing operations in Coachella Valley. “SunDate is the largest organic grower of dates, both Medjools and Deglan Noor,” said DJ Ryan, the company’s sales and operations manager.

The Food Industry Association released the Power of Produce 2023 report at the Southeast Produce Council’s annual Southern Exposure event, revealing produce department sales grew 4.8 percent to $74.5 billion in 2022 even as inflation increased the price of fruits and vegetables.

ORLANDO, FL — Bruce Arians knows a thing or two about leadership. During his 28-year career as a coach in the National Football League, he worked with the likes of Tom Brady, Peyton Manning, Ben Roethlisberger, Andrew Luck and Carson Palmer. He was named AP NFL Coach of the Year twice, and he led the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to victory over the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LV in 2020.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has filed an administrative complaint against James Corrado Inc., doing business as Corrado Specialty Goods and Corrado’s Wine Grapes Inc., for alleged violations of the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act.

Joolies, a California-based company that specializes in dates, is changing the way people snack with its unique packaging and commitment to sustainability. According to Amanda Sains, director of marketing for Joolies, “We’re all about growing awareness and consumption with new consumers to the California Superfruit.” Their iconic mint packaging has attracted younger generations to dates and snacking. “Joolies’ mint boxes and pouches stand up strongly and catch consumers’ eyes. Their ...

Pure Flavor is celebrating the flavor, nutrition and fun of healthy snacking with a week-long campaign leading up to National Snack Day on Saturday, March 4. The brand kicked off its content campaign on Feb. 27 that included an Instagram giveaway with everything wrapping up at SEPC’s Southern Exposure trade show, where the brand’s full lineup of greenhouse-grown fruits and vegetables will be on display at booth No.

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El Grupo Crespo is seeing a good start to the 2023 Mexican mango season, with excitement about a large, high-quality crop and a new item in its lineup: organic dried mangoes. Nissa Pierson, who handles marketing for the company’s Crespo organic and RCF conventional mangoes, said favorable weather in southern Mexico is leading to optimism for this season’s crop.