It's not too late to apply to the Southeast Produce Council's 2015 STEP-UPP class, but the deadline is quickly approaching.

The Fresh Produce & Floral Council held its annual Southern California Fresh Produce and Floral Expo on Tuesday, July 15 at the Disneyland Hotel in Anaheim, CA, where a record 1,500 attendees enjoyed the festivities.

WASHINGTON — While the policy battle rages on Capitol Hill about funding for school meal changes, produce companies are joining together in an unlikely location — the School Nutrition Association's annual meeting — to educate school foodservice staff on the best ways to meet the new standards.

Stemilt Growers is making sure all eyes are on apricots in the next two weeks with the launch of a new promotion that celebrates the peak season for the delicious summertime fruit, and a big health benefit apricots provide.

The company's "All Eyes on Apricots" promotion focuses on the fantastic flavors and jumbo sizes of Stemilt's Washington-grown cots, while educating shoppers how eating apricots for vitamin A can help maintain good vision and overall eye health.

Potandon Produce is teaming up with Sony Pictures Home Entertainment on its upcoming release of the new action adventure, The Amazing Spider-Man 2.

SuperValu Inc., one of the nation’s leading grocery wholesalers, has begun supplying the first of 18 Rainbow stores that are being acquired as part of the transactions that were announced May 7 between Roundy’s and a consortium of SuperValu and independent retailers. Following the store conversions, SuperValu will supply all 18 of the acquired stores out of its Hopkins, MN, distribution center.