Mother Earth Mushrooms, a fifth-generation family-owned Pennsylvania mushroom farm, is launching its completely refreshed website this month.

The new website provides information regarding the company's Mother Earth Organic and New Moon Conventional mushrooms while also supplying relevant insights regarding its legacy and heritage of mushroom farming as well as including details concerning mushroom varieties, mushroom handling, mushroom merchandising and links to associated mushroom trade organizations.

Hans Liekens, value chain manager and retail expert for SEKOYA, calls the company “a game changer” in the blueberry industry because of its 360-degree approach.

Did you know that 97 percent of the water on Earth is in the oceans leaving only 3 percent as fresh water? Water is everywhere. Lettuce contains 96 percent water; a tomato has 95 percent and a potato is 80 percent water.

Chris Rheault has been named president of Produce Alliance LLC, an entity of the Buyers Edge Platform Fresh Division. Rheault comes to the company having previously served as executive vice president of produce operations for Buyers Edge Platform Fresh Division. 

As the industry gears up for the delicious emergence of spring sweet potatoes, Frieda’s anticipates the seasonal shift but leads the charge with an extraordinary offering — the coveted Stokes Purple sweet potatoes. Celebrated as the 2024 Vegetable of the Year by Veganuary, this superfood is more than just a veggie; it’s an experience, thanks to Frieda’s dedication to reinventing the way it engages with vegetables.

Mastronardi Produce collected four awards at the prestigious PAC Global Awards, which celebrates excellence in package brand design and innovation. With five nominations across multiple categories, Mastronardi Produce was among the top nominated brand owners.