I don't think we saw this past winter coming on so strong — especially with all the rain and snow in California — but nature has its ways of giving us warnings.

Brighter Bites continues to expand its partnership with sweetgreen, a mission-driven restaurant brand building healthier communities by connecting people to real food, to serve schoolchildren and families across Texas.

If you call yourself “North America’s Farm Stand,” you better have some good ammunition to back up the claim.

Officials at Scotlynn Sweet Pac Growers, with corporate headquarters in Vittoria, ON, and U.S. headquarters in Bella Glade, FL., are extremely confident they do. The company operates separate divisions throughout Canada and the eastern U.S., giving it the opportunity to offer its retail partners and consumers a choice of what partner and vice president Brian Biederman said is “the freshest produce always with a smile.”

Meijer, in conjunction with its supplier, Revolution Farms, is recalling select Fresh From Meijer premade salads because they have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

This is part of a broader Revolution Farms lettuce recall and includes premade salads carried at Meijer stores in Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, Kentucky and Wisconsin. Meijer is not aware of any illnesses from Meijer brand salad products included in this recall.

The Kroger Co. shared its favorite ideas for taking meals outdoors and dished on springtime savings from fuel points to digital deals.   

"As we look forward to warmer weather and taking some meals outside, we are ready with lower prices on all the fresh items customers need to celebrate spring," said Dan De La Rosa, Kroger's group vice president of fresh merchandising. "We love to see our customers get creative and make memories together over a meal — whether that's around the dinner table or outdoors."

Advance Customs Brokers celebrated 10 years in business on April 1. The company was founded in Miami by industry veterans Pat Compres and Maria Bermudez with the aim of providing additional levels of support and expertise to companies trading in fresh produce. Over the last decade, Compres and Bermudez have built a team that now supports a strong client base.