Earlier this week U.S. Customs & Border Protection officers at the Otay Mesa Commercial Facility discovered approximately 2,900 pounds of methamphetamine concealed within a shipment of carrots.

Officers encountered a 44-year-old man driving a commercial tractor trailer hauling a shipment manifested as carrots. The driver, a valid border crossing card holder, was referred for further examination by CBP officers along with the tractor, trailer, and shipment.

California-based grocer The Save Mart Cos. has partnered with Flashfood. The company's free app connects shoppers with fresh produce, meat and other high-quality groceries at up to 50 percent off, diverting food waste from landfills and offering great deals on groceries at the same time.

Vidalia onions are enormously popular among people who enjoy cooking with sweet onions, and the good news for those consumers is that the Vidalia onion season is just around the corner. That means the team at Cowart Farms is very busy.

Since its founding in 2008, Vidalia Sweet Produce has earned a reputation as an outstanding woman-owned farming corporation that specializes in growing, packing and shipping Vidalia sweet onions. The company also deals in watermelons and Vidalia sweet potatoes, as well as yellow, red and white onions.

SpartanNash promoted Nicole Zube to executive vice president, chief human resources officer. Since joining SpartanNash in September 2022, Zube has played a critical role in advancing the company’s people-first strategy to attract, develop and retain top talent.

With a portfolio of larger fruit, strong marketing conditions and a diminishing supply of Mexican avocados, Peter Shore of Calavo Growers Inc. is optimistic that 2024 will be a positive season for those California growers that have produced a reasonably good crop from their trees.