The Canadian Produce Marketing Association has grave concerns over a couple of government actions that it claims could raise the price of fresh produce to Canadian consumers while decreasing access and greatly increasing waste.

Divine Flavor grows crops both conventionally and organically, but at its core it is an organics first operation.

The Nogales, AZ-based company, which has deep roots in Mexico, has been paying close attention to its growing methods since it began farming in the state of Sonora 35 years ago. It has long worked toward improving the soil and farming in the most efficient and ethical way for the land and its workers.

The nation’s only fully enclosed, fully refrigerated wholesale produce marketplace has space available for lease.

Opened in 2011, the 700,000-square-foot facility boasts a bright shopping concourse that draws people from around the globe to marvel at a wholesale produce market that hits all the marks — easy loading and unloading, cold chain protection, temperature control, safety, security and innovative waste management. 

After 24 years of work and negotiation between Chile and the U.S., the launch of the Systems Approach for Chilean table grapes has been confirmed. Industry stakeholders held a ceremony in Copiapó on June 28 to celebrate its approval.

Wakefern Food Corp. has added more Caper Carts at its supermarket banners, expanding to four ShopRite stores in the Philadelphia area. The carts are also planned for a new ShopRite store expected to open in Mount Kisco, NY, later this year.

In May 2024, the AI-powered shopping carts arrived at the ShopRite in Hoboken, NJ, and customers there have embraced the technology. To date, 11 ShopRite stores have added the smart shopping carts as another option for customers, and Wakefern expects more of its members to adopt the technology over the next year.

Kim Chackal, the woman behind Equifruit’s genius marketing and phenomenal sales growth, has been promoted to vice president of sales and marketing for the Montreal-based company.

Chackal joined Equifruit in December 2014 on a five-hour per week contract, a “let’s see if this is a fit” agreement. Subsequently, she moved from sales rep to sales manager, and in 2019, took on responsibility for Equifruit’s marketing as well in her new role as director of sales and marketing.