National organic promotion program moving forward
An effort by the Organic Trade Association to establish a national checkoff program for the research and promotion of organic commodities is moving forward, with a referendum expected on the issue within about a year.
Vicki Lynn Sbrocco was 64
Vicki Lynn Sbrocco, who was married to Harold Sbrocco for almost 18 years, died July 4 at home, surrounded by her loving family and friends. Ms.
Convenience stores expanding produce options
Convenience store owners are reaping the benefits of expanded produce offerings. An increase in fresh food helped to drive strong convenience store sales in the second quarter of 2015 and is expected to continue to grow sales in the upcoming quarter, according to the results of a retailer sentiment survey released by the National Association of Convenience Stores.
Del Campo expands sales team
Javier Gonzalez has rejoined Del Campo's sales team, where he resumed his role as sales representative. His expertise is in tomatoes and Bell peppers sales.
2015 Jersey peach season continues a 400-year tradition
For 400 years, New Jersey family farmers have been growing peaches, making Jersey Fresh peaches the original locally grown fruit. The best peaches are grown next door to our markets and have a definitive advantage in that Jersey
Specialty produce is a natural at Westmoreland Farms ‘TopLine’
When people think Westmoreland Farms’ “TopLine,” they also think specialties. The company, headquartered in Leamington, ON, grows what Jimmy Coppola, director of marketing, refers to as “all the specialties under the rainbow.”
The company’s wide range of greenhouse produce includes sweet grape, cherry and cocktail tomatoes, Roma tomatoes, mini seedless and cocktail cucumbers, mini sweet and long sweet peppers and hot peppers, baby eggplant and more.
DeFranco embarks on organic corn deal
One way to stay in business for nearly 100 years is to always be open to new and innovative ideas. This summer, DeFranco & Sons, which was established in 1916, will begin supplying organic corn to Southern California retailers.
According to Vice President of Sales Jerry DeFranco, “This is definitely something new for us, but we decided it was a good time to start down the organic road to see where it takes us. There is not a lot of organic corn grown, and when it is, it’s certainly not an easy crop to grow.”