Honeybear Brands is  preparing to begin shipping cherries from Washington to retailers ahead of normal. Thanks to an earlier bloom in Washington state, dark sweets will be in market in early June quickly followed by Rainiers. Retailers will be well positioned to offer shoppers one of their favorite, coveted summertime snacks matching promotions to summer holiday and promotion time frames.

Wakefern Food Corp. has partnered with DoorDash so customers can order groceries on DoorDash from ShopRite, Price Rite Marketplace, The Fresh Grocer, Fairway Market, Gourmet Garage and Dearborn Market banners.

The IFPA Retail Conference and Golf Tournament was a hole in one for attendees, as friends and colleagues — new and old — teed off at Whirlwind Golf Club at Wild Horse Pass in Phoenix. The conference proved the ideal space for interactions between shippers, retailers and wholesalers against the backdrop of sessions on the retail market, supplier relations and other key insights.

Guests of The Fresh Market are in for a beautiful surprise that’s sure to delight the senses when they visit the specialty retailer’s floral department.

After 14 years with Cecelia Packing Corp., and a lifetime of dedicated service in the ag industry, Keith Wilson, sales manager, is retiring effective May 16.

FloraLife, a division of Smithers-Oasis Co., and worldwide leader in providing solutions throughout the flower journey from farm to vase, introduced its new FloraLife QuickMix handheld dosing system. Benefiting from Swiss-made ingenuity, this smaller system allows FloraLife products to be dispensed directly from your hand.