Six generations later and the Duda family still maintains a rigorous commitment to innovation, sustainability and growing a healthy future for all of the company’s retail and foodservice partners, as well as the many consumers who love their produce.

The seventh annual Organic Produce Summit was held July 12-13 at the Monterey Conference Center in Monterey, CA. The much-anticipated two-day event is specifically designed to bring together organic fresh produce growers, shippers and processors with retailers and buying organizations from across North America. The trade show featured more than 170 exhibitors from across North America and was a flurry of activity throughout the day.

Dollar General aims to offer fresh produce in more than 10,000 stores in the coming years, with a meaningful number of stores located in United States Department of Agriculture food deserts. The company offered fresh fruits and vegetables in nearly 3,900 stores as of May 5, with plans to have produce in 5,000 stores by January 2024, which is expected to give Dollar General more individual points of produce distribution than any other U.S. mass retailer or grocer and halfway through its commitment.

Officials at Giorgio Fresh have a lot of great things to say about the mushroom category and what they are doing to stay ahead of the curve in this growing segment of the produce industry.

On the eve of the IFPA Foodservice Show, executives at the 95-year-old company are excited to talk to foodservice officials about the many benefits of mushrooms and how the product is playing a much larger role in food preparation.

The California Table Grape Commission works to maintain and expand intrastate, interstate and international demand for California table grapes and to foster an environment in which California table grape growers can succeed. It does so through a variety of channels including advertising, issue and trade management, and research.

Nichols Farms is putting a new spin on its organic in-shell and no-shell pistachios by adding some serious flavor.

“We are the first to market with a full line of in-shell and no-shell flavored pistachios,” said Christine Trageser, senior brand manager for Hanford, CA-based Nichols Farms.

Nichols Farms has released four flavors to its lineup of organic pistachios, which includes maple butter, hot honey, habanero lime and rosemary garlic.