LEAD STORY
Mission Produce Inc. announced its staggering growth agenda in Colombia, including plans to ramp up avocado production within the next two years. This news comes as no surprise, since Mission Produce announced its partnership with Cartama in 2017. Cartama is one of Colombia’s largest avocado growers.
“Colombia will provide us with an added source of year-round, high-quality fruit,” said Mission Produce’s President...
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Today's Headlines
- Stop & Shop invests $133 million to deliver a fresh look
- World Avocado Congress headed to city of eternal spring
- Lebron-like produce star taking its talents to South Beach
- IMG Citrus makes multi-million-dollar investment
- Side Delights 'Adopt a Potato Farmer' program responds to shoppers seeking locally grown produce
- A symphony of produce at Southern Innovations 2019
- US Foods completes $1.8 billion acquisition
- Baldor to be honored by Lovin’ Spoonfuls
What's New
Always Fresh Farms is vertically integrated, offering all berries from Central and South America.
“Having supplies from each of these regions gives us diversity for continuous supply,” said Keith Mixon, chief executive officer of the Winter Haven, FL-based company. “We also have exciting new genetics in blueberries, blackberries and raspberries with licensed...
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Sunny Valley International continues to see growth and expansion in its berry program as it handles the popular fruit category for an extensive period by sourcing from many different domestic and foreign districts.
Bob Von Rohr, who is director of marketing and customer relations for the Glassboro, NJ-based firm, told The Produce News in early September that...
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Israel Morales is the new executive director of sustainable operations for JV Smith Cos. Previously the general manager of JV Farms Organic, Morales brings with him 45-plus years in farming with more than 30 years in organic farming.
He will be overseeing all of the sustainability practices under JV...
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Southern Innovations exhibitors shine on the trade show floor
NASHVILLE, TN — The Southeast Produce Council's Southern Innovations 2019 took place Sept. 12-14 at the Gaylord O...
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Mark Daniels of SEPC, Al Finch of Florida Classic Growers and Boyd West of Mitchell Grocery.
Heat wave to bump California veg and berry production
Get ready for an end-of-summer heat wave to hit California's coastal veg and berry regions next week. The growing regions of Salin...
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