Fresh Solutions Network announced that a sustainable packaging design for SPUDS less-than-perfect potatoes was awarded first place in the nationwide Student Design Challenge. The winning design, created by a team of four Pennsylvania College of Art & Design students, was announced on Sept. 30 at the sold-out 2024 Paperboard Packaging Council's Fall Meeting & Leadership Conference in Atlanta.

Vidre+, a breakthrough technology that unlocks the full potential of the ethylene inhibitor 1-MCP, is now being introduced to growers, packers, shipper and retailers, who can all easily incorporate it into their operations to extend shelf-life of produce and floral items.

For Mexico, “seasonal produce” seems to be a term of the past, and for companies like Divine Flavor, transitioning to newer growing regions and reinvesting in current growing operations are paving the way to supply their produce commodities year-round.

The Nickey Gregory Co., a full line produce distributor that provides overnight deliveries throughout the Southeast, has plenty of reason to be excited about this year’s International Fresh Produce Association’s Global Produce & Floral show being held in Atlanta.

For one, the company operates out of two Atlanta warehouses and is inviting attendees to come on by prior to the show for an open house for vendors and customers on Wednesday and Thursday.

The International Fresh Produce Association’s Global Produce & Floral show lands right at the end of the pistachio harvest, so it’s a perfect time for Setton Farms to talk about introducing more value-add products to retail lines, like its Organic Pistachio and Seasoned Kernel lines.

Setton Farms will be exhibiting at the IFPA show at booth No. B914, with team members from both California and New York facilities in attendance.