Sunkist Growers to move headquarters to Valencia, Calif.
Sunkist Growers, a 120-year-old grower-owned citrus marketing cooperative, will be moving its headquarters from Sherman Oaks, CA, to Valencia, CA, this fall.
HAB promotes health benefits of Hass avocados as category continues to grow
The Hass Avocado Board in Irvine, CA, which represents growers and importers of Hass avocados in the U.S. market, continues, as it has for about the past two and a half years, to focus primarily on nutrition research and nutrition marketing “in a way that supports the category as a whole,” according to Emiliano Escobedo, executive director.
Del Rey markets single serving ‘Gator Eggs’ avocados from Shanley Farms
Bigger is not always better, and when someone wants a few fresh slices of avocados on a sandwich or salad, for example, the average sized avocado is often just about twice too big, and half of it winds up in the fridge, sometimes to be forgotten until it no longer looks appealing. For such single serving uses, what would be better than a single serving avocado.
Inaugural year proved to be a great one for Sterling Hill Farms
Tony Wisdom, along with fellow Partners Norm Nelson Jr. and Jim Nelson, is thrilled with the results of Sterling Hill Farms’ first year of business in Washington’s Skagit Valley and is looking forward to continued success and business growth in 2014. “We wish to thank all of our customers for supporting us in our inaugural year,” he told The Produce News. “The partnerships we develop with our customers are an integral part of our holistic marketing program and the key to our long term success.”
Stephanie Santiago takes on new role at Ready Pac
Irwindale, CA-based Ready Pac announced Stephanie Santiago as its director of national accounts-Costco team lead.
Heat wave may put chill on Northwest potato crop
Potato growers in Oregon and Washington are in wait-and-see mode following a heat wave that hit the Pacific Northwest in July.
“Spring and early summer were excellent,” said Bill Brewer, executive director of the Oregon Potato Commission, in late July. “The last two weeks’ hot spell across Oregon may reduce potential fall harvest yield.”
Peruvian asparagus crop on target
Shipments of Peruvian asparagus to the U.S. market are expected to follow the normal pattern of increasing in September with the peak shipping weeks occurring in the October-November time frame.
It was the middle of winter when most importers were asked to discuss the crop by The Produce News, so many used the same caveat as Tracy Wood of Keystone Fruit Marketing’s Southeast Division in Vero Beach, FL, when he said, “It’s just too early to tell.”
SuperValu's inaugural national sales expo
SuperValu Inc., one of the nation’s leading grocery distributors, will welcome more than 3,900 grocery industry professionals to St. Paul, MN, this week for the company’s first-ever national sales expo, a three-day trade event. The expo will feature more than 20 educational sessions and over 330 expo booths, providing independent grocery retailers from over 1,250 stores the opportunity to gain valuable insights, innovative merchandising ideas and best-in-class grocery retail solutions from industry experts.
RedLine Cooler provides operational efficiencies at Deardorff Family Farms
RedLine Solutions, a leader in produce traceability and inventory solutions, announced that Deardorff Family Farms has deployed RedLine Cooler in its new, state-of-the art facility to manage inventory, improve operations and increase customer satisfaction.
Deardorff’s new facility essentially doubled its operations and it quickly realized the need for more efficient tracking of product lines and inventory management.
Pink Lady finishes record domestic season
As volume for 2013-14 nears an end, the growers of "Pink Lady" brand apples in Washington state can look back on a second season in a row with record production thanks to months of outstanding movement and the increasing influence of a ‘new’ apple variety.
According to numbers reported by the Yakima Valley Growers-Shippers Association, this year’s crop — as listed by the variety name of Cripps Pink — is on target to be over 3.89 million cartons as compared to last season’s record of over 3.4 million.