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If there’s one month to make sweet potatoes your Valentine, it’s February. Country Sweet Produce’s Bako Sweet is celebrating American Heart Month, National Sweet Potato Month, Valentine’s Day and Cook a Sweet Potato Day this month with several marketing efforts to drive sales during this season.
Since the 17th century, families have been serving delicious meals made in slow cookers. Set it and forget it by adding fresh ingredients to a pot and letting the flavors come together. A transition from fire-based outdoor cooking to the convenience of plugging in.
North Bay Produce, a Traverse City, MI-based cooperative of growers, is offering a versatile varietal mix and large sizes in its 2023 portfolio of Michigan apples. Ken Korson, sales and apple category manager at North Bay, raved about this year’s crop. “It is possibly the largest crop Michigan has ever had,” he said. Korson noted an ideal pre-harvest climate positioned Michigan apples for this year’s historic run. “The spring and summer weather came with timely rains, which helped produce larger fruit sizes,” he said.
The National Mango Board wants you to smoothie out your routine with mango! There’s no time like the present to get going on sustainable routines and there is no fruit like mango to help you do it! Available year-round, the versatile mango is the perfect addition to your meal plans no matter your goals.
The Save Mart Cos. appointment industry veteran Bob Miller to its board of directors, a move it described as signaling its commitment to growth.