The Trade Office of Peru in New York announced a change in its director position beginning in April. Bernardo Muñoz, director of the office for over five years was transitioned to lead the Trade Office of Peru in Shanghai. The New York office welcomed Diana Pita as its new Trade Commissioner.

With fresh avocado consumption in the United States up 260 percent over the last 20 years, the Hass Avocado Industry Board Leadership Development Program continued to successfully identify and train high-potential individuals to help oversee and actualize the vision of the industry through board service.

Fresh Farms, a leading distributor of Mexican grapes, tomatoes and vegetables, announced the upcoming harvest of large, exquisite Roma tomatoes from the Northern Sonoran production region. Starting in early May and continuing through mid-July, Fresh Farms’ already diverse produce line will be enriched with these beautiful tomatoes.

The International Fresh Produce Association has announced the names of the winners of the 2024 Produce Excellence in Foodservice Awards. Sponsored by FreshEdge, this prestigious awards program honors chefs and foodservice operators across the country for their produce innovation, creativity and all-around excellence in the use of fresh produce in the culinary arts.

Windset Farms is fresh off CPMA week, which was hosted in Vancouver, British Columbia. The West Coast-based greenhouse company was thrilled to welcome industry members to its beautiful city for the first time since 2018.

Food costs are through the roof, but people still like to enjoy a meal outside the home, once in a while, and that frequency is dwindling. While both grocery and restaurant prices continue to rise, restaurant prices are climbing at a much higher rate than groceries — 5.1 percent annually versus 1.2 percent according to the consumer price index.