As part of CPMA Fresh Week, an April 15 Canadian food industry panel convened online to discuss increasing online sales.

“Online grocery and food sales took the world by storm in the past year, forcing the industry to transform the way it interacts with its customers,” CPMA said in a statement. The featured panel examined “the opportunities for online growth, marketing in a virtual world and what online sales mean for the future of brick-and-mortar retail.”

Mucci Farms has been awarded with the Packaging Innovation Award for its new Naked Leaf Living Basil Sleeve at the Canadian Produce Marketing Association’s 2021 Annual Convention & Trade Show. The 95th CPMA show was held in a virtual format featuring exhibitors from across the North American produce industry.

ORLANDO, FL — The Southeast Produce Council welcomed back the fresh produce industry to Southern Exposure the first week in April, as many attendees enjoyed their first in-person event in more than a year, while other attendees participated through the SEPC's Virtual Garden platform.

Ocean Mist Farms, a leading grower and marketer of fresh artichokes in the U.S., will attend the 2021 CPMA show and highlight the full line of its award-winning Season & Steam convenience vegetable line. A key area of focus will center on the five new products introduced last fall.

As the industry anticipates the return and revitalization of Canada’s primary produce event in its new form, leading grower, marketer and distributor of fresh produce Oppy added Canadian category development to the role of one of its most valued veterans.

Sunkist Growers recently debuted Family Segments, a new three-part series on YouTube. Hosted by chef influencers in Canada, the at-home cooking tutorials give viewers an intimate window into how families connect with one another over conversations, culture and citrus.