The California table grape season is beginning to ramp up for Anthony Vineyards’ Coachella operation. From Italian immigrant to fully integrated grower-shipper, Anthony Vineyards is the realization of the American Dream, bringing its high-quality table grapes to market for generations. Today Anthony Vineyards Organics is a leader in the organic sector and this season looks to capitalize on the opportunity to fill a market void with their organic table grapes.

Prime Time International is gearing up for its Coachella pepper season, transitioning out of Mexico as that operation is beginning to wind down. “For the next two and a half months, the Coachella Valley will be the heart and soul of domestic production with a multitude of seasonal produce items,” said Katy Johnson, purchasing and marketing manager for the La Quinta, CA-based company.

Ocean Mist Farms, the leading grower and marketer of fresh artichokes in the U.S., announces the launch of the Coachella artichoke production season. Growing in the region for over 20 years, 2022 also marks the fourth consecutive year of Ocean Mist Farms’ highly successful Peace Love & Artichokes messaging campaign.

Speaking about the career of recently deceased Robert “Bobby” Bianco, Dominic “Cookie” Bianco repeatedly connected the two with the same phrase: “Bobby was a great brother and a great partner.”

It’s a challenging time for fresh produce grower-shippers as the country inches out of the coronavirus-impacted year, but with no more certainty of consumer behaviors. Where will the buying patterns fall as restaurants open and more people start going out? Foodservice sales will probably climb, but will retail sales drop?