PMA Fresh Connections: Retail addresses shopper experience to build sales
The Produce Marketing Association’s Fresh Connections: Retail will return to Philadelphia April 5-6 and will connect retailers and suppliers through retail-based education sessions, networking opportunities and an optional tour of the Philadelphia Wholesale Produce Market.
Industry experts will deliver tips on key elements that affect retail including current trends, shopper experience and consumer collaboration.
Farm Star Favorites: North Shore Living Herbs
Mary Blackmon, founder of Farm Star Living, discusses how North Shore Living Herbs helps to bring flavor — and your own personal farm — into the kitchen. Below Blackmon also features a recipe for a dark chocolate blackberry pudding cake with Living Herbs basil.
Ecoripe Tropicals to showcase locally grown and imported tropicals at Southern Exposure
Ecoripe Tropicals is excited to be exhibiting at the Southeast Produce Council’s 2016 Southern Exposure “Produce in Paradise” expo and conference on March 3-5 in Hollywood, FL. It is the third time the company has exhibited at the event.
Marc Holbik, vice president of business development for the Medley, FL-based company said it will have strong representation at its booth, No. 1207, at the event.
In addition to Holbik, team members at the expo will include Isabel Hurtado, sales manager, and Wes Wever, account executive.
Unity Groves excited to showcase its main products at Southern Exposure
Louie Carricarte, president and owner of Homestead, FL-based Unity Groves Corp., said he is excited to meet with new and existing customers during the Southeast Produce Council’s 2016 Southern Exposure conference and expo on March 3-5 in Hollywood, FL.
Positive early outlook for South Carolina peach crop
South Carolina peach farmers are looking forward to an excellent peach crop in 2016 in spite of the challenges they faced last year. Favorable growing conditions have given growers a positive outlook for a fruitful crop of everyone’s favorite summertime treat.
Kroger's president of Smith's division to retire
The Kroger Co. has announced that Jay Cummins, president of the company's Smith's division, plans to retire on April 29, after 44 years with the company. His replacement will be announced at a later date.
Sunkist announces sixth straight billion-dollar revenue year and second consecutive billion-dollar grower payment
Sunkist Growers announced the cooperative’s sixth consecutive billion-dollar revenue year Feb. 17 at the company’s annual meeting in Valencia, CA. Moreover, for the first time in Sunkist’s history, the organization has issued grower payments of over a billion dollars for the second consecutive year.
“Sunkist has made many advancements to keep the cooperative well-positioned in the current business environment and last year’s results demonstrate the positive impact of those improvements,” Sunkist President and Chief Executive Officer Russell Hanlin said in a statement.
HAB unveils brand-centric website, new board members named
Tom Vilsack, U.S. Department of Agriculture secretary, has appointed new members and alternates to serve on the Hass Avocado Board. The appointees will serve three-year terms ending Oct. 31, 2018. HAB has also unveiled a new, responsive website.
Former Ready Pac executive joins Fusion Marketing
Neil Merritt, a veteran of the produce industry, has joined Fusion Marketing as director of sales and business development.
Church Bros. to debut Baby Kale Medley at Southern Exposure
Church Bros. Farms, a leading grower-processor-shipper of more than 500 fresh vegetable SKUs, will display its full line of value-added items at the Southeast Produce Council’s upcoming Southern Exposure expo in Hollywood, FL (booth No.