Blueberries are Sonny Boy Produce’s biggest item, so they are of the utmost importance to the company. In fact, the company ships between 5 and 6 million pounds of blues throughout the year, and the New Jersey deal can account for up to 40 percent of its annual blueberry sales.  

Naturipe Farms will have abundant quantities of its renowned strawberries, blueberries, raspberries and blackberries for all the beach days, poolside fruit salads and barbecues this summer. As the weather warms up, consumers will find Naturipe’s sweet, plump and flavorful berries in a variety of packs and sizes.

NuBerry Farms, a blueberry marketing company, is 95 percent vertically integrated with domestic production.

“NuBerry Farms is on a rapid pace to grow its customer base because of the infrastructure and our vertically integrated business model,” said Albert Grimaldi, managing partner of NuBerry Farms. “The locations of our company-owned domestic farms give us a competitive advantage to service our customers.”

Blueberries have been a big part of Dandrea Produce’s operation for more than a quarter of a century. Company officials have no intention of taking their eyes off this category for years to come.

In fact, officials at Vineland, NJ-based Dandrea plan on continuing to expand their blueberry business as consumer demand for the commodity increases.

Superfresh Growers announced another fruitful blueberry season with Norris Farms. Nestled in the picturesque Umpqua Valley of southwestern Oregon, Norris Farms harvests around 1,000 acres of exceptional blueberries and kiwi berries. This season promises to deliver the finest quality that its customers expect in both conventional and organic blueberries.

Getting involved in the family blueberry business at Frank Donio Inc. had an inauspicious start for Annie Pape, a member of the company’s sales and marketing department and pretty much jack of all trades around the office. Fortunately, things worked out very quickly.