The Southeast Produce Council will celebrate "the unseen heroes" of the fresh produce industry and beyond at its flagship conference and trade show in early March.

Officials at Vick Family Farms use the Southeast Produce Council’s Southern Exposure to make sure existing and new customers remember what the business offers and how well they do their jobs.

A record-setting Super Bowl on Feb. 11 translated to record-setting sales for ¡Yo Quiero!’s line of dips, and the brand’s Texas-based parent company, Fresh Innovations LLC, is looking forward to additional opportunities that lie ahead.

In order to expand its national reach and influence, the Fresh Produce Association of the Americas added the services of industry veterans John Toner and Phil Gruszka as business development directors.  

Major League Baseball spring training first took place in the 1870s when the Cincinnati Red Stockings and Chicago White Stockings opened up camps in New Orleans. By 1900, spring training became a normal routine among all the teams.

United Natural Foods Inc. wrapped up its second Spring & Summer Show of the year in Orlando, FL, this week. Over the two-day event, the company hosted more than 3,300 customers from UNFI’s U.S. east and central regions. They connected with UNFI’s extensive community of suppliers from across North America, who were offering a wide range of conventional, fresh, natural, and organic products as well as retail solutions for the total store.