New Jersey’s mild winter and dry spring were just what our blueberry growers needed to be able to harvest a full crop of the bigger, better, full-of-flavor berries your customers crave.

Consumers wait for blueberries from the Garden State all year long because they know Jersey Fresh blueberries will provide the flavor and size they desire. Jersey Fresh blueberries will be ready for your shelves from early June into early August.

Brighter Bites held its inaugural Monterey County Spring Luncheon last month for a larger conversation on creating communities of health through fresh food.

This event highlighted the importance and need of local and national collaboration to help Brighter Bites reach success in changing behavior among children and families through their model of fresh produce + nutrition education + a fun food experience.

Rainier Fruit Co. is gearing up for what’s expected to be a stellar Northwest cherry season. And while start dates will shift later than typical years, due to the near record cold spring, Rainier is looking forward to a crop with great potential for size, quality, and promotability.

The Eastern Shore is loosely defined as the Delmarva Peninsula encompassing a handful of counties in Delaware, Maryland and Virginia, separated from the mainland to the west by the Chesapeake Bay, and washed by the Delaware Bay and the Atlantic Ocean on the east.

Wegmans will close its Natick, MA, store later this summer, with an exact date to be determined. Workers were told their positions with the company are secure, as the 365 employees (142 full-time and 223 part-time) are being offered positions at other area Wegmans.

Fresh Attitude launched three new single-serve salad kits exclusive to Wakefern Food Corp., one of the nation’s largest retailer-owned cooperatives with member companies that own and operate supermarkets under the ShopRite, Price Rite Marketplace, The Fresh Grocer, Gourmet Garage and Fairway Market banners.