The name Prime Time has been synonymous with Bell peppers since its founding in 1994, but over the last 30-plus years the company has evolved into so much more. Now, the Coachella, CA-based grower-packer-shipper will unveil its updated brand identity at the IFPA 2025 Global Produce & Floral Show, taking place Oct. 16-18 in Anaheim, CA.

Blue Banner Co. has positioned its new brand reveal at the intersection of opportunity and possibility, also known as The Global Produce and Floral Show, in Anaheim, CA, Oct. 16-18.

A trusted citrus grower, packer and shipper led by four generations of the Mazzetti family and the seasoned Blue Banner team, the company operates from the same family-owned location since inception in Riverside, CA. Delivering the highest quality products and service, Blue Banner is ready for the next generation of evolution to unfold.

Equifruit, North America’s market leader in Fairtrade-certified bananas, has been named one of Canada’s top growing companies by The Globe and Mail for a fourth year running. Ranked No. 174 with a growth rate of 195 percent, this is the company’s highest position on the list yet. 

Retail giant Loblaw Cos. Ltd. has expanded its commercial partnership with autonomous freight leader Gatik. Marking a milestone for the autonomous trucking industry, the companies have signed a first-of-its-kind, multi-year growth agreement to deploy Gatik’s autonomous fleet across Loblaw’s distribution network in the Greater Toronto Area.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has imposed sanctions on five produce businesses for failing to meet contractual obligations to the sellers of produce they purchased and for failing to pay reparation awards issued under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act. These sanctions include suspending the businesses’ PACA licenses and barring the businesses’ principal operators from engaging in PACA-licensed business or other activities without USDA approval.

The following businesses and individuals are currently restricted from operating in the produce industry:

As a fourth-generation citrus grower, Heather Mulholland’s earliest memories are steeped in the scent of oranges and time spent picking fruit with her grandfather.

“In the beginning, it was just for fun,” she said. “I’d go out and pick oranges just to eat them.” But even as a child, she understood that this wasn’t just a backyard orchard — it was a full-fledged farming operation that she watched grow and evolve over the years.