Did you ever wonder where tomatoes actually came from?

They were first discovered in South America and Mexico. The Aztecs were eating them as early as 700 AD. Tomatoes started to be grown in Britain in the 1590s. The first tomatoes were originally yellow-golden in color, and they are technically a fruit. Now there are over 10,000 tomato varieties.

Fresh Express announced a breakthrough product innovation with the introduction of Hot or Cold Salad and Noodle Meal Kits. Inspired by high end restaurants, the new kits bring the familiarity of a salad kit to a new format: a blend of chilled, freshly chopped vegetables, ready-to-eat pre-cooked noodles, gourmet dressing sauce and crispy toppings that can be eaten hot or cold for two meal options in every bag.

Maurice Auerbach Inc., located in Secaucus, NJ, is the largest garlic and specialty produce distributor in the Northeast. The company’s impressive product line of items is sourced from around the world.

7-Eleven Inc. announced a new venture with Plenty Unlimited Inc., an innovative leader in indoor vertical farming, to further its commitment to sustainability through the availability of fresh, sustainably grown produce in 7-Eleven locations throughout California.

Spice World, which grows fresh garlic in California, shallots in the Pacific Northwest and sources the finest ginger from partner growers around the globe, is celebrating its 75th anniversary in 2024.

Windset Farms planted its new 24-acre sustainably lit greenhouse expansion in Delta, BC. The new greenhouse — in conjunction with the addition of LED lighting in its existing greenhouse facility totaling 48 acres of Windset’s 92 acres in Delta — will be the largest lit facility in western North America.