Bob Littell teaches Fresh Summit attendees how to 'Netweave'
NEW ORLEANS — Most everyone is familiar with the term networking -- the exchange of information or services among individuals, groups or institutions (as defined by the Merriam-Webster dictionary). However, there's a new term gaining momentum in the business world, rivaling the age-old concept of networking and bringing a whole new meaning to the phrase "pay it forward." Introducing... "NetWeaving."
Lone Star rolls into PMA with revamped image and infrastructure
A new logo, revamped website, infrastructure and a busy citrus season that is ramping up as PMA Fresh Summit in New Orleans Oct. 18-21 gets underway have things hopping at Lone Star Citrus Growers in Mission, TX. The company will be exhibiting at Booth No. 5238.
Organics Unlimited gives back with GROW Month program
Organics Unlimited, retailers and consumers celebrated GROW Month in September. The acronym stands for Giving Resources and Opportunities to Workers, and President Mayra Velazquez de Leon said she is immensely proud of the impact the program has had in the lives of workers, families and communities.
“There’s no way you can hide the excitement about what they’re doing down there,” she said of the programs in Ecuador and Mexico.
Grant Stanton Produce Co. very busy now that New England apples are back in play in the market
Grant Stanton Produce Co. Inc., located at the New England Produce Center in Chelsea, MA, continues to provide its customers with specialty, conventional and greenhouse-grown product, giving it a special niche in the industry.
“We handle greenhouse-grown English cucumbers and peppers,” said Shawn Grant, who owns and operates the company, which was started in 1996. “The majority of our greenhouse produce is from Ontario and Mexico, depending on the season.”
Grant Stanton Produce also handles a full line of mushrooms, all of which are sourced from Pennsylvania producers.
Eaton & Eustis enjoying great onion movement currently
Eaton & Eustis Co., located at the New England Produce Center in Chelsea, MA, is well-known for its major onion programs, including sweet onions from all areas of the country and offshore.
Anthony Sharrino, president of the company, told The Produce News that its onion line includes Vidalia, Walla Walla and Peruvian sweet onions.
“We also handle a full line of garlic products, fresh and peeled, all of which is sourced from California,” he said. “We’ve been doing business with Christopher Ranch in Gilroy, California, for over 30 years.”
U.S. leading world in economic rebound
NEW ORLEANS — The United States is rebounding nicely from its economic woes over the past several years and that should bode well for the agricultural sector, according to a panel at the Produce Marketing Association Fresh Summit convention, here.
The panelists convened and discussed various subjects, including the world economy and factors that will affect countries and business sectors as they distance themselves from the most recent recession.
Michigan apple industry sets apple shipment record
The Michigan apple industry set new shipment records two weeks in a row in October, shipping 414,702 boxes of apples the week of Oct. 12.
The news was released just after the USDA-MDA Market News Service returned from furlough as a result of the federal government shutdown.
Lawmakers shine light on H-2A visa snafu due to government shutdown
WASHINGTON -- The 16-day government shutdown caused a backlog of H-2A visa applications and, with the winter fruit and vegetable harvest season approaching, more than two dozen members of Congress urged the federal government to staff up the program and turn around applications as soon as possible.
I Love Produce to support Peruvian school with ginger sales
I Love Produce, a pioneer in importation of organic ginger from Peru, has initiated a program to donate money from the sales of Peruvian organic ginger in the U.S. market with proceeds going to a local Peruvian secondary school in the rainforest region where the ginger is produced.
PMA Fresh Summit a magical time for Stemilt Growers LLC
Stemilt Growers LLC and David Harris plan to work their mutual magic at Booth No. 2851 at the Produce Marketing Association Fresh Summit in New Orleans.
“We will be bringing David Harris, a talented magician, back to our booth this year after his great performance last year,” Communications Manager Brianna Shales told The Produce News in early October.
The company is located in Wenatchee, WA, and has long been recognized as a leader in the tree fruit industry.