Flagship Food Group LLC acquired Yucatan Foods LLC, adding guacamole and dips to its growing portfolio of Southwestern foods. Yucatan manufactures and markets fresh guacamole and salsa under the Yucatan and Cabo Fresh brands. Sold nationwide and throughout Canada, Yucatan has long been a pioneer in the retail, pre-made guacamole category and is one of the larger brands in the set.

The Fresh Produce Association of the Americas 2023 Spring Policy Summit will have a heavy emphasis on trade issues when the industry meets for the two-day event on March 14-15 at the Tubac Golf Resort and Spa in Tubac, AZ.

FPAA President Lance Jungmeyer said the top government trade representative from both Mexico and the United States have been invited so a lively and frank discussion on market access is expected to take place. 

When Bob Morrissey joined the National Watermelon Association nearly 20 years ago as the organization’s first executive director, there was no blueprint to follow. He was tasked with setting a new course for one of the oldest commodity-specific organizations in the world.

Do you remember 2020? It seems like yesterday and forever ago, all at the same time. If you were anything like me, you were searching for an escape from the uncertainty of life in the pandemic lockdown. My family would host game night via the app Houseparty — picture charades but with video chat. We also had a never-ending group text where we would send videos back and forth all day long in hopes of distracting us from our pandemic anxiety. Most of these videos came from a new app called TikTok.

Ocean Mist Farms launched its Eat Your Heart Out sweepstakes, which runs through March 17. The campaign includes email marketing to a robust community of artichoke shoppers and produce buyers, social media advertising and sweepstakes prizes — all to drive demand and in-store sales.

BJ's Wholesale Club will continue its expansion of new club locations in the upcoming months, including opening its very first club in the state of Tennessee by the first half of the year.

Tennessee’s first-ever BJ’s Wholesale Club will be located 20 miles southeast of downtown Nashville in La Vergne, a city within Rutherford County. In addition to the La Vergne opening, BJ’s plans to open clubs in Davenport, FL, and McDonough, GA, later this month.