Ocean Mist Farms, a leading grower and marketer of fresh artichokes in North America, launched its annual spring promotion conveying the health and nutrition benefits and accolades of its famous Gold Standard artichokes. The Gold Standard Giveaway will run through June 1, giving participants the opportunity to win one Grand Prize VISA gift card valued at $1,000 or one of five VISA gift cards valued at $100.

The Texas International Produce Association is busy promoting Texas 1015 Sweet Onions thanks to a USDA-AMS Specialty Crop Block Grant administered by the Texas Department of Agriculture. The grant will fund another record-breaking marketing program this spring focusing on increasing brand awareness and sales of the TX1015 Sweet Onion, aimed at both retailers and consumers.

Concord Foods will launch three new Fresh Success mixes just in time for the summer season. The three new mix flavors — Hatch Chile Guacamole Mix, Hatch Chile Salsa Seasoning Mix and Acai Bowl Mix — are expected to hit the shelves May 2023.

Dole Fresh Vegetables introduced five new on-trend flavor varieties to its popular Dole Chopped Salad Kit product line.

In addition to the breakout new flavors, the new kits feature a new package design to deepen Dole’s resonance with salad customers, especially Millennial and Gen Z salad users, designed to delight foodies and casual consumers alike with eye-catching photography and improved flavor and ingredient communication.

Cinco de Mayo is right around the corner, and no fiesta is complete without a heaping serving of guacamole. In fact, Cinco de Mayo is the second-biggest consumption occasion in the U.S. for avocados and guacamole.

Fresh Del Monte announced a collaboration with “Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight,” the television series created by DreamWorks Animation, now streaming on Netflix. Following the success of the Fresh Del Monte and DreamWorks series “Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous” global promotion in 2021, the produce giant and animation studio join forces once again to promote “Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight.”