California-based Calavo Growers is celebrating its Peruvian partner, The Viru Group, to commemorate their alliance and milestone anniversaries. Viru, a leading international food group marking its 30th anniversary, has been Calavo's supplier of Peruvian avocados since 2015.

“When I first started working for Trucco, we were a small, dried fruit and nut company,” said Tony Biondo, a Trucco Inc. sales representative of more than 20 years.

The rest, as they say, is history.

Fleuroselect is proud to announce that the FleuroStar Award 2024-25 has been awarded to Dalina Maxi Starburst Pink from Florensis. Marjolein Kuyucu-Lodder, international trade marketeer and Hagen Kalläne, European sales manager accepted the prize from Fleuroselect President Marc Driessen and Secretary General Ann Jennen. The evening was moderated by influencer Michael Perry.

The online grocery market totaled $6.8 billion in sales for May 2024, a 0.4 percent dip versus last year. Despite a year-over-year gain in overall monthly active users (MAU), sales growth was restrained by a pullback in order frequency across all receiving methods versus last year, according to the latest Brick Meets Click/Mercatus Grocery Shopper Survey.

Papen Farms historically has grown approximately 2,000 acres of green beans, cabbage and sweet corn, with about half of that land dedicated to the latter. 

However, in 2024, the company made the decision not to grow any spring cabbage.

Fourth-generation fresh potato and vegetable supplier Bushwick Commission continues to show its commitment to supporting the communities in which it does business by recently concluding a locally grown promotion in Virginia to benefit the Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters in Norfolk, VA.