Officials at Garden Fresh Salad Co. just want to keep everyone satisfied — very satisfied.

It’s no secret that poinsettias hold a special place in the heart of Oasis Grower Solutions. Around the world, these beloved plants are synonymous with holiday celebrations. But that wasn’t always the case. It took “Mr. Poinsettia” Paul Ecke, Sr. to leverage a revolutionary grafting technology and turn poinsettias into an enduring tradition. The story could have ended with California’s Ecke Ranch, but it didn’t.

It’s generally normal for consumers to tighten up their spending belts after the Christmas holiday. That’s because they will need to pay for all the gifts they purchased, which comes at a price — cutbacks on spending and food is usually where they start shaving.

However, with the consumer post-holiday dip in spending, there will still be opportunities to capture produce sales. Looking at the markets, it is hopeful that the basic higher-volume items will become more available with some attractive markets in January and February.

Promotion possibilities:

US Foods Holding Corp. and its associates donated more than $12 million in food, supplies and monetary contributions to address hunger-relief efforts across the country throughout 2023, the equivalent of approximately 5 million meals or approximately 225 truckloads of product, through its corporate hunger-relief campaigns.

Salix Fruits, a leading importer and exporter of fresh fruits based in Philadelphia, continues to strengthen its ties with producers in Morocco to ensure quality and excellence in its products.

With more than 25 years of produce industry experience under his belt, Patrick Mills has joined the Idaho Potato Commission as retail promotion director West/Canada following the retirement of Kent Beesley.