Southeastern Grocers Inc., parent company and home of Fresco y Más, Harveys Supermarket and Winn-Dixie grocery stores, announced its commitment to protect the health of the world’s essential pollinator populations and do its part to ensure food security for future generations.

As Kurt Zuhlke prepares for this year’s New England Produce Council Produce, Floral and Foodservice Expo, he’s planning on meeting with customers and friends in the produce industry. He’s also hopeful that attendance is higher than last year’s event, which was still affected by COVID-19.

“It’s an opportunity to meet with some of the people at retail and let them know what’s out there, some of the new packaging that’s coming out,” said Zuhlke, whose company is headquartered in Easton, PA.

As Del Rey Avocado Co. President Patrick Lucy surveyed the avocado landscape in early August, the company was sourcing product from five distinct regions. But soon that will dwindle down to just two regions —  both in Mexico.

Grupo Los Cerritos, which was founded in 2001, is dedicated to the production of berries and avocados. The company was started in Michoacan, but the group expanded production into the state of Jalisco with avocado groves.

With Jalisco now approved for shipments of avocados into the United States from certified groves and packinghouses, Grupo Los Cerritos (GLC) is well positioned for continued growth.

The main players in the export and import sectors are working in a coordinated manner to identify effective solutions to the logistic issues that have driven up food prices worldwide and severely affected Chile and its global trade partners. Important progress has already been made, as meetings have been held with the ministries of transportation and economy.

California Almonds partnered with Marvel Studios in this summer’s blockbuster Thor: Love and Thunder. Emily Fleischmann, vice president of global market development at the Almond Board of California, told The Produce News about the unique partnership and elevation of California Almonds through their organic synergy.