Vidalia onions are enormously popular among people who enjoy cooking with sweet onions, and the good news for those consumers is that the Vidalia onion season is just around the corner. That means the team at Cowart Farms is very busy.

Since its founding in 2008, Vidalia Sweet Produce has earned a reputation as an outstanding woman-owned farming corporation that specializes in growing, packing and shipping Vidalia sweet onions. The company also deals in watermelons and Vidalia sweet potatoes, as well as yellow, red and white onions.

SpartanNash promoted Nicole Zube to executive vice president, chief human resources officer. Since joining SpartanNash in September 2022, Zube has played a critical role in advancing the company’s people-first strategy to attract, develop and retain top talent.

With a portfolio of larger fruit, strong marketing conditions and a diminishing supply of Mexican avocados, Peter Shore of Calavo Growers Inc. is optimistic that 2024 will be a positive season for those California growers that have produced a reasonably good crop from their trees.

The International Fresh Produce Association shared the first look at the newly designed Mexico Conference, which features dynamic networking combined with global industry insights on produce safety, labor, the state of the Mexican market and more.  

Over 600 leaders from the organic business community gathered last week for An Organic Night Out: Honoring the Year’s Best in Organic, considered the first-ever “Organic Oscars” event celebrating the successes of organic game-changers making a real difference in helping consumers understand the importance of choosing organic.

Organically Grown Co. was honored with the prestigious Organic Company of the Year Award.