Jac. Vandenberg Inc.'s inaugural Sonoran Sunrays grape season is officially under way. The first Sunrays grapes from Mexico were packed over the weekend. In its first season in grapes, the Sunrays brand has already shipped over 380,000 boxes from Peru and Chile and expects to pack more than 250,000 boxes out of northern Mexico. The Sunrays Sonoran grape season will run through mid-July and then transition to its California crop.

With the ability to significantly increase its footprint in U.S. market this summer season, the first shipments of Avocados from Peru have arrived in the U.S. and are available in promotional volumes now until late September. “As it's customary, Peru’s fruit will be heavily promoted from Memorial Day to Labor Day in the U.S.,” said Xavier Equihua, president of the Peruvian Avocado Commission.

With wedding season just around the corner, Albertsons Cos. is offering customers an easy, affordable and environmentally friendly online option for purchasing fresh, hand-cut wedding flowers.

The pre-designed “do it yourself” debi lilly design floral collections complement any color palette and the easy-to-use online site allows customers to choose between several flower types and colors from various themed collections.

iTradeNetwork, a global provider of supply chain management solutions for the food and beverage industry, is hosting a free webinar to show how its solution helps increase traceability and comply with Walmart requirements for Supplier Quality Excellence Program and Advanced Shipping Notification.

Whole Foods Market revealed its first-ever plant-based trend predictions, with banana blossoms, nut-based cheese alternatives and creamy cashew dips topping the list. Looking ahead to summer and beyond, the grocer’s Trends Council pooled members’ industry knowledge, product-sourcing expertise and hands-on work with emerging and existing plant-forward brands to inform the predictions.