HLB Specialties is seeing increased interest in the tropical category, as consumers continue to seek new and exciting foods to add to their diets.

Ahead of National Blueberry Month, Naturipe Farms is kicking off the summer season with promotable volumes of its flavorful blueberries from New Jersey, Michigan and the Pacific Northwest.

With more than 50 years of produce experience, Belding, MI-based BelleHarvest is committed to delivering consistent, high-quality, flavorful apples — season after season.

“We have seen a 55 percent increase in the volume of our year-round program from last season and have added varieties to round out our high-flavor line-up,” Milt Fuehrer, chief executive officer of Belleharvest, told The Produce News toward the end of May.

The Healthy Family Project Publix Produce for Kids cause marketing campaign took place May 11 through June 21 with 13 produce companies donating 775,000 meals to the 35 Feeding America network food banks in the Publix market area. This is the campaign’s 21st year and has raised more than $3.8M for causes that support families and children in the Publix communities and helped provide more than 13 million meals to Feeding America network food banks. 

A.J. Trucco, which operates out of the Hunts Point Produce Market in the Bronx, NY, traces its roots to 1937 among the stands of the Washington Street Produce Market in downtown Manhattan. Over the years, the company has established itself as one of the most reputable and reliable produce distributorships in the industry.

With more than 117 years of providing excellent service, and led by owners Jake and Drew Billmeyer, who took over the reins from their father, Chris Billmeyer, Ben B. Schwartz & Sons remains a go-to company for produce by many.

Operating on the Michigan Produce Terminal in Detroit, and being the original produce house on the market, the company’s distribution network reaches most of the United States and parts of Canada, with a larger presence in Toronto in recent years.