O.C. Schulz optimistic on season’s markets
As red potato digging commenced on Sept. 10 many business aspects looked great for O.C. Schulz & Sons Inc. David Moquist, the secretary-treasurer of the grower-shipper located in Crystal, ND, said the quality and color were good. “It looks like a nice, average crop. The mix of “a” and “b” sizes was a normal percentage “which is a good thing.” Verification of such size details won’t be known until washing and grading begins sometime in the third week of October.
Phillips Mushroom gears up for completion of 3rd Maryland expansion
When Phillips Mushroom Farms, headquartered in Kennett Square, PA, completes the third expansion of its Warwick, MD, facility, the company will increase its production to about one million pounds of mushrooms per week from it.
National Sales Manager, Kevin Donovan, told The Produce News that the expansion would double the size of the facility, which opened about six years ago.
IPC holiday promotion helps families in need
Retailers can help give back to the community during the holiday season thanks to a new retail coupon promotion from the Idaho Potato Commission, in partnership with Country Crock buttery spread.
Publix VP of fresh to retire, successor named
David Bridges, Publix vice president of fresh product business development, will retire Jan. 1, 2016, after 49 years of service to the company. Upon Bridges’s retirement, Chris Litz, Atlanta division regional director, will be promoted to the vacated position.
DiMare poised to release two new organic items
As part of its commitment to supply the growing demand for organic produce by consumers around the United States, The DiMare Co. will be introducing two new organic items to the fresh produce industry around mid-November. The items are organic greenhouse-grown grape tomatoes and organic greenhouse-grown heirloom tomatoes.
Sunkist making big impression with eat brighter!
Sunkist Growers — one of the first eat brighter! partners — continues to make a big impression with colorful "eat brighter!" packaging on several of its products. Joining is easy — view the video to hear what Sunkist Growers has to say about the benefits of joining the eat brighter! program.
C.H. Robinson eyes future growth with Chicago expansion
C.H. Robinson has announced plans to move its Chicago office headquarters to a 207,000-square-foot build-to-suit office building located in Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood. The company should be in the new building in late 2018.
Overflow crowd attends FPFC luncheon
Well over 200 industry members packed into the Sheraton in Cerritos, CA, for the Oct. 7 membership luncheon meeting of the Fresh Produce & Floral Council. Featured speaker Margi Prueitt, who is the executive director of the Produce Marketing Association Foundation for Industry Talent, updated the crowd on the programs of that organization.
Pre-PMA Spotlight on Atlanta: The Nickey Gregory Co.
FOREST PARK, GA — Nickey Gregory has been on the Atlanta State Farmers Market since he started helping his dad out 50 years ago when he was school kid.
Sun Pacific introduces ‘Vintage Sweets’ heirloom Navels, expands ‘Cuties’ supply
Sun Pacific, the growers of “Cuties” premium Mandarins and “Mighties” kiwifruit, has introduced a new heirloom Navel orange that will be marketed under the “Vintage Sweets” label.