Minneola Tangelos are in season and available from Bee Sweet Citrus
Minneola Tangelos are in season now, and the Bee Sweet Citrus team reports a strong supply of the specialty citrus variety to welcome the start of spring promotions.
Henry Avocado delivers 100 years of fresh ideas
The purchase and consumption of avocados during the week of the last Super Bowl are conservatively estimated to be in the millions. What made the popular fruit so attractive and available for such incredible demand? The answer lies in a variety of marketing strategies, by scores of marketing execs in fresh produce over the past few decades.
Looking ahead to this year’s Vidalia onion season
The Vidalia onion category experienced a strong season in 2024, with increased consumer demand and retail promotions helping to drive sales.
Color Orchids Inc. acquires Floricultura Pacific Inc.
Color Orchids Inc., an indoor plant company that specializes in orchids, has acquired Floricultura Pacific Inc., a Salinas-based grower focused on pre-finished orchids for the North American market. Floricultura Pacific was previously owned by Floricultura Netherlands, one of the largest and oldest Dutch orchid breeders in the world, with operations in China, India, the Netherlands, Poland and Brazil.
Babé Farms finds success with Pink Rhône
Babé Farms grows, packs and ships a colorful assortment of baby and specialty vegetables in California’s Santa Maria Valley and things are looking strong at the company in 2025.
USDA files action against California, Texas and Colorado businesses for $800K PACA violations
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has filed an administrative complaint against JJD Produce LLC, Produce and More Enterprise LLC and Lucero Produce LLC for alleged violations of the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act.
JJD Produce, operating from California, allegedly failed to make payment promptly to nine produce sellers in the amount of $458,339 from December 2021 through November 2022.
Hold onto your taste buds… Vidalia season is almost here!
For retailers, wholesalers and consumers, the wait is almost over — everyone’s favorite sweet onion is just about ready to take root. Vidalia Sweet Onion season typically kicks off in mid-April and runs through Labor Day.
Jason Brown speaks at SEPC’s Good Seeds MENtor session
Jason Brown, a man of faith, a former professional athlete and a community advocate, spoke to more than 300 men at the Good Seeds MENtor session on Friday afternoon, March 7. The session was part of the Southeast Produce Council’s Southern Exposure 2025, held March 6-8 in Orlando, FL. The mission of the Good Seeds MENtor Program is to plant seeds that will encourage industry leaders with faith-based principles in the workplace, at home and in their communities.
Organic Connection: How to gain new organic produce customers
Not every shopper is an organic customer. Some shoppers have to be lured to the organic product and persuaded to want it. That takes skillful education, marketing, merchandising and managing of the category. The more knowledgeable shoppers are about the benefits, the more they will step aboard.
Shuman Farms excited about upcoming Vidalia onion season
At Shuman Farms, the company is always looking ahead to how it can grow and evolve, and 2025 is shaping up to be a big year.