Southern Specialties, a Pompano, FL-based distributor of specialty fruits and vegetables, is gearing up for the upcoming spring holidays with promotional opportunities for retailers and foodservice distributors on its French beans and white asparagus products.

“Dip, eat, repeat.” The mantra, formalized by Fresherized Foods for its “Wholly” branded product line, continues to fall on the receptive ears of a social networking fan base that is 300,000 people strong and growing.

CUTLER, CA — Wawona Packing Co., here, one of the larger grower-packer-shippers of stone fruit in California, with more than 6,500 acres in production, has grown considerably over the years since its founding in 1948.