February 26, 2021
Earnest Eats, creator of superfood breakfasts and snacks, launched a new line of Snacking Avocados, a uniquely light and crispy clean-ingredient snack made with slices of real avocado that are freeze-dried and simply seasoned with sea salt and spices. Available in three savory flavors, including Sea Salt, Sea Salt Limeand Roasted Chipotle, the nutritious new line is vegan, keto, gluten-free, Non-GMO, high-fiber and sugar free.
With the tremendous rise in working from home, Earnest Eats recognized the need for a cleaner, healthier snack using an ingredient loved by everybody to make a perfectly irresistible snack. According to the USDA, per capita consumption of avocados has tripled since the early 2000s and the fruit is known to be one of the healthiest, most premium superfoods in the world. Earnest Eats Snacking Avocados are a delicious, fun and satisfying new way to enjoy this beloved produce staple anytime, without worrying about ripeness or spoilage. Made with
The lull between the Super Bowl and Easter often leaves grocery stores and shoppers looking for a bit of retail excitement making it the perfect time to leverage that treasure hunt mentality and introduce new tropical favorites like dragon fruit.
February 25, 2021
Ippolito Fruit & Produce Ltd. hired Steve Roberts as its director of sales, retail. In this role, Roberts will be responsible for maintaining and growing Ippolito s sales within the Canadian and eastern U.S. markets. Roberts focus will be growing the company s presence as well as developing and implementing a retail market strategy. He will report directly to Steve Dimen, chief operating officer. We are very excited to have Steve join the Ippolito team. Steve is highly respected in our industry and brings years of experience in both the commodity and value-added produce markets, said Dimen. Steve will be a great asset to our team.
After weeks of waiting, Tom Vilsack has officially been confirmed as the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture. During his confirmation hearing in early February, Secretary Vilsack noted his priorities included tackling the COVID-19 recovery and addressing climate change.
February 23, 2021
Beachside Produce, based in Guadalupe, CA, and Total Quality Logistics Transportation, based in Cincinnati, are partnering to donate and deliver 40,000 pounds of fresh vegetables to the Central Texas Food Bank in Austin, TX.
Both companies felt compelled to assist the hundreds of thousands of Texans devastated by a series of historically frigid winter storms that slammed through the state last week, according to an industry spokesperson. The fresh produce will be harvested and shipped from the Central California coastal community of Guadalupe to the Central Texas Food Bank by Friday, Feb. 26.
“We have been glued to the T.V. weather and news reports all week as the storms crippled most of the state, and wanted to help the communities of Texas in the best way we could,” said Steve Adlesh of Beachside Produce.