Total Produce makes further inroads in North American market
Total Produce, based in Dublin, Ireland, has purchased a 45 percent share of Eco Farms Avocados Inc., a Temecula, CA-based grower, shipper and importer of avocados and other fruit.
Eco Farms, which was started by a partnership led by company President Steve Taft in the early 1970s, was one of the pioneers in the development of the organic avocado sector.
KEEN New York takes prize in Turbana's 'Win 25k for your Cause' contest
After a month of encouraging individuals to vote, share and voice their opinion in Turbana's "Win 25K For Your Cause" Facebook contest, Turbana has tallied the votes and announced that KEEN New York is the official winner of a $25,000 partnership.
Rockin' and guacin' with Avocados from Mexico
All across America, the sports focus is shifting to college football — and also to Avocados from Mexico.
Mexico's fall crop is currently being harvested, and AFM's first promotion of this season will kick off Sept. 8 and run until Dec. 15, mirroring the college football season. The promotion tagline is "Hungry for Football" and will be conducted in partnership with ConAgra Foods and its Ro*Tel line of canned tomatoes.
U.S.-bound shipments of Peruvian citrus continue to grow
LIMA, PERU — Since the U.S. market opened to Peruvian citrus in 2006, shipments have increased approximately 20 percent per year, due in part to the quality of the product but also to the work of the association charged with promoting the category to foreign markets.
NJDA to promote state’s produce industry and ‘Jersey Fresh’ program at NEPC
New Jersey Department of Agriculture’s Assistant Secretary of Agriculture, Al Murray, said the agency will be exhibiting at the New England Produce Council Produce & Floral Expo 2014 at the Hyatt Regency Newport Hotel & Spa on Sept. 11.
“Joe Atchison, agricultural coordinator for the New Jersey Department of Agriculture will join me at the expo to meet and greet visitors and exhibitors alike,” said Murray. “On behalf of the agency, we will be promoting New Jersey’s produce industry as well as the ‘Jersey Fresh’ advertising and promotional program to the attendees.”
Giorgio Fresh to feature new line of stuffed baby bellas during the NEPC Expo
Bill Litvin, vice president of sales and national account manager for Giorgio Fresh Co., headquartered in Blandon, PA, said the company is pleased to be exhibiting at the New England Produce Council Produce & Floral Expo 2014 at the Hyatt Regency Newport Hotel & Spa on Sept. 11.
Potential for a record-setting apple crop looms large on Washington’s horizon
Washington apple producers are rising to the occasion, changing the notion of what the “new normal” is looking like for the state’s industry. This season, the Evergreen State is predicted to market 140.2 million 40-pound boxes of apples, another large crop and anticipated record-setter.
Jon DeVaney, executive director of the Yakima Valley Growers-Shippers Association, said the growth track has been a calculated one. “These are the kinds of crops people are expecting,” he told The Produce News. “It’s what the industry has been preparing for.”
Baloian Farms introduces new convenience item
Capitalizing on the growing popularity of convenience-driven fruit and vegetable snack items, Baloian Farms has expanded its product line with a new offering: sweet mini peppers with fat-free ranch, packaged together in a single-serving cup.
Whole Kids Foundation campaign to fund school salad bars and educational gardens
Whole Kids Foundation is kicking off back-to-school season with a goal of raising $3 million to fund salad bars and gardens for schools and nutrition education classes for teachers.
FPFC Southern California Golf Tournament
On Tuesday, Aug. 26, 164 golfers teed it up for the annual FPFC Southern California Golf Tournament at the Tustin Ranch Golf Club in Tustin, CA. The first place team was comprised of Dan Acevedo of West Pak Avocado; Kristyn Lawson of Good Foods Group; Chad Miller of Sprouts; and Heath Shoup of West Pak Avocado.
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