Curry & Co. release new packaging
Curry & Company recently introduced new packaging featuring the redesigned Curry & Co. logo. The company said that its packaging is carefully and creatively designed to meet the merchandising and display needs of retailers nationwide. Matching bins and bags are in the final stages of production.
Chefs to be honored for fresh produce innovation at United Fresh 2013
United Fresh is now accepting nominations for United Fresh Foundation's 2013 Produce Excellence in Foodservice Awards Program. The program honors the foodservice industry's most innovative produce performers and is sponsored by Pro*Act LLC.
California Navel crop estimated at 93 million cartons, a ‘bumper crop,’ but still shy of a record
The 2012-13 California Navel crop is officially estimated to be 93 million cartons (40-pound equivalent) statewide and 90 million cartons for the valley, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service.
The estimate, officially called the California Navel Orange Objective Measurement Report, is prepared annually by NASS in cooperation with the California Department of Food & Agriculture and is commonly referred to in the industry as the CASS report.
Sun Pacific Marketing's new director of business development
Sun Pacific Marketing, based in Pasadena, CA, announced SCOTT HARRINGTON as its new director of business development on Nov. 9.
Greengate Fresh extends product line with spring mix, spinach pack
Greengate Fresh LLP, which was founded almost three years ago, is expanding its product line as it switches production to the winter vegetable deal this year.
“We are adding a spring mix and a spinach pack to our offerings,” said Jay Iverson, vice president of sales and marketing for the Salinas, CA-based firm.
Owen: 2013 will be a year of excitement at G.O. Fresh
Adaptability is key to business survival, and G.O. Fresh continues to rise to the challenge. “As any business that navigates through a tough economy needs to make changes, so does G.O. Fresh,” Chief Operating Officer Marylou Owen told The Produce News Nov. 12. “This next year promises to be an exciting year as we adapt to an ever-changing marketplace.”
The privately-held company, centrally located in Minneapolis, MN, is a premier processor of fresh, pre-cut fruit and vegetables. The owners, Ms. Owen and Chief Executive Officer Patricia Greene, are industry veterans.
Wisconsin potato industry reaches out to Hurricane Sandy victims
RPE is one of four Wisconsin potato producers that supplied potatoes as part of a donation to the victims of Hurricane Sandy.
Washington potato export demand showing great growth
Chris Voigt, executive director of the Washington State Potato Commission, encourages domestic retailers to secure their spud supplies as soon as possible. His sage words are directly tied to the fact that the Evergreen State is seeing increases in export volume.
Fancy footwork laid foundation for dancer’s success at Railex
Growing up in Long Island, NY, in the town of Holtsville, Megan Rebollal has used some fancy footwork to land at Railex, a provider of transportation and logistics services for produce loads that traverse the country. An account representative, she works in Riverhead, NY, where the firm shares space with sister company Hapco, a produce grower-shipper-distributor.