FullTilt Marketing, a premier firm specializing in agriculture, fresh produce and specialty food industries, announced strategic enhancements to its team. The company is proud to welcome Olga Sacal as the new marketing and events specialist, and is celebrating the well-deserved promotion of Jen Velasquez to vice president of marketing.

Cited for a being a pioneer in the organic farming world, Rod Braga, president and CEO of Braga Fresh, was named the 2023 Organic Grower Summit Grower of the Year at its show in Monterey, CA, Nov. 29-30.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture, the Environmental Protection Agency and the Food and Drug Administration jointly published for public comment the Draft National Strategy for Reducing Food Loss and Waste and Recycling Organics. The strategy outlines targeted actions by USDA, EPA and FDA to prevent food loss and waste in order to mitigate the environmental repercussions of wasted food, including its impact on climate.

The IFPA celebrated #GivingTuesday by reflecting on food donation partnerships with the Global Produce and Floral Show.  At this year’s show, held in Anaheim, IFPA partnered with Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange County and Food Forward to rescue and distribute produce and floral and also worked with event partner, GES, to donate furniture and appliances used on the floor during the show.

Officials at D’Arrigo have an open invitation to attendees coming to the New York Produce Show: While attending the event, before or after, come visit their headquarters at the Hunts Point Market in The Bronx and get a much better feeling for what the company does and how it does it.

The scent of pine and the jingle of bells mean just one thing: Christmas is around the corner. With clever marketing, this can be a highly profitable season — particularly with a blooming digital marketplace. Rio Roses provided eight proven online marketing tips to make Christmas floral sales flourish.