Consalo Family Farms is delighted to be known for blueberries.

GEM-Pack Berries and Well-Pict Berries are forging a new partnership, combining companies to build an industry leading team of berry expertise.

David McGurn of Performance Foodservice and his Congee with Brulee Berries and Quick Berry Pickles earned the  People’s Choice Award for California Giant Berry Farms' 2023 Chef Invitational. The company also named four additional finalists for the competition:

A bountiful summer of California strawberries is ahead for California Giant Berry Farms as the company forecasts giant volumes of the company’s cornerstone product. The berry purveyor’s high yields and forecast for excellent quality fruit come following a later-than-average start for some of its growing regions — but despite this, the company is on track to deliver peak promotable volumes of California strawberries.

This past winter has really set produce crops into an uncontrolled situation that is driving produce directors and buyers crazy. After all, developing an ad program currently is quite a challenge with up and down supplies and costs. And some of the high-volume sales items have been either short, on a supply downtrend or unavailable.

The U.S. Highbush Blueberry Council launched the application process for the second class of its Blueberry Leadership Program, which elevates up-and-coming leaders in the blueberry industry. The program will accept up to 10 talented, passionate professionals from across the supply chain to become the second group of fellows in the program.