In an effort to celebrate and highlight the work of California’s farmers, farmworkers, and everyone whose work helps to keep the food supply chain flowing, CA GROWN has marked October as California Farmer and Farmworker Month.

C&S Wholesale Grocers Inc. named Bob Palmer as chief executive officer; he succeeds Mike Duffy.

Village Farms is looking forward to PMA Fresh Summit and has a number of good things in store including new sustainable packaging options,  a new variety named Sensational Sara™,  a Serious Snacking project with Produce for Kids | Healthy Family project, as well as a number of other programs such as a fresh pick of certified Organic Sinfully Sweet Campari®, and an all new Texas Grown program.

Taking a giant leap toward its long-term vision of Plants Powering People, Bolthouse Farms announced a new line of plant-powered products: Bolthouse Farms Wunderoots, exciting new carrot-based "swaps" featuring Carrot Dogs, Carrot Fettuccine kits and Riced Carrot kits that provide consumers easy and delicious ways to eat more carrots. This launch follows the company's recent introduction of Bolthouse Farms Plant-Based Protein KETO beverage line and their Plant-Based Refrigerated Dressings.

Produce Marketing Association President and CEO Cathy Burns opened the virtual Fresh Summit event this morning imploring the industry to forget about a “new normal” and instead bring about a “new extraordinary” as it envisions post-pandemic life.

Grimmway Farms is exhibiting new products and sustainable packaging initiatives this week at the first-ever virtual Produce Marketing Association Fresh Summit Conference & Expo. Exhibiting for the 23rd consecutive year, Grimmway has transformed its impressive in-person booth, typically stocked with a market’s worth of fresh produce, to a virtual experience that allows visitors to tour its diverse growing regions and learn about its expanding carrot and organic farming operations.