February 9, 2021
It s a green victory for Avocados From Mexico. After six years of successful advertising in the big game, the company decided against airing a commercial and shifted its strategy to help drive retail sales during the fall season in order to prepare the market for the brand s boldest big game promotion ever. This new strategic approach paid off leading to new historic records.
Despite pandemic challenges, the U.S. imported a historic record of 277 million pounds of Mexican avocados in the first four weeks of the year leading up to the most important guacamole consumption event. This represents a 19 percent increase vs. the same period in 2020, with yet another incredible record of 78 million pounds of Mexican avocado imports in a single week for the first time ever.
The Giant Co. announced another investment in the city of Philadelphia as it prepares to begin construction on its newest store, located at 2201 Cottman Avenue at the corner of Bustleton Avenue.
February 10, 2021
The U.S. Apple Association announced its class of 2021 Young Apple Leaders. Fifteen accomplished and aspiring young women and men were selected by the organization to join with, and learn from, USApple leaders and mentors throughout the year.
Ben Bresler, Packaging Corporation of America, Towson, MD
Bryce Bauman, Bauman Orchards Inc., Rittman, OH
David Brugato, Pacific Coast Fruit Co. Portland, OR
Carole Coburn, AgroFresh, Grand Rapids, MI
Matt Dykstra, Riverridge Produce Marketing, Sparta, MI
Kyle Eggers, TreeTop, Selah, WA
Sonia Estrada, Bear Mountain Orchards, Aspers, PA
Jeff Givens, Fruit Marketing Growers Association, Newcomertown, OH
Katie Harmon, Stemilt, Wenatchee, WA
February 9, 2021
Sev-Rend High-Performance Packaging has continuously made its mark in the packaging world over the past 26 year, especially in the produce industry. Sev-Rend is now looking to move the needle even further with their introduction of its new Bio-Able Solutions product line.
Bio-Able Solutions is Sev-Rend’s newest answer to the sustainable packaging question that the industry has been working diligently to overcome. The use of single use plastics has become problematic for the due to the material not being able to rapidly degrade down in the waste cycle. Recyclable packaging is a great option due to the current infrastructure in place, but this is still not 100% accessible by the public and there are numerous issues with the efficiencies of the process.
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February 9, 2021
MAS Melons & Grapes LLC, because of expanding programs “we are having one of our busiest seasons,” said Miky Suarez, the Nogales firm’s managing partner.
“Normally in the winter, we only handle honeydew, watermelon and mini-watermelon from Colima and Nayarit. But now we have soft squashes and cucumbers from Angostura, Sinaloa.” Angostura is located about halfway between Sinaloa’s growing districts of Las Mochis and Culiacan. This began in mid-December and run to early spring.
Miky Suarez stands outside the Rio Rico, AZ, headquarters
of his firm, MAS Melons & Grapes LLC.
Suarez noted that MAS Melons & Grapes has traditionally been heavy to grape volume, “but now we are looking into other things, like vegetables,” in addition to ongoing strength in melons. “We will grow at a steady pace.”