It’s a girl!
LUCIA IONE SPAGNOLA, the first child for Whitney Spagnola, marketing leader at Blue Book Services in Carol Stream, IL, and her husband, Eric, was born May 31 at Central Dupage Hospital in Winfield, IL, weighing seven pounds, 13 ounces and measuring 20.25 inches long.
Mission Produce continues to expand its Mexican volume to keep pace with growing avocado demand
The 2012-13 Mexican avocado program at Mission Produce Inc. in Oxnard, CA, will differ from that of 2011-12 in basically just one regard, and that is continued growth, according to Ross Wileman, vice president of sales and marketing.
Publication of Hass Avocado Board’s ‘Better Burger’ study expected soon
The Hass Avocado Board in Irvine, CA, which represents all avocados marketed in the United States regardless of source, has taken a new direction in its focus this year, described by Emiliano Escobedo, executive director, as “a single-minded nutrition marketing and research strategy that leverages category resources and nutrition science to drive avocado consumption in the United States.”
New border facility could bring more Mexican produce into Texas
McALLEN, TX — A plan to change how millions of boxes of mangos are treated for the Mexican fruit fly and bacterial contaminants could be a boon for the Rio Grande Valley’s growing produce industry.
Settlement agreement nets $8 million for Adams creditors
Attorneys representing dozens of produce companies reached a settlement agreement in the Adams Produce LLC bankruptcy case, paying the PACA claimants approxiamtely 80 cents on the dollar. The agreement was approved Oct. 23 by the U.S. Bankrutpcy Court.
Adams Produce, which was headquartered in Birmingham, AL, filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings this past spring. At the time, there was close to an estimated $12 million in produce debt. The original settlement negotiations conducted by some of the larger creditors led to challenges and this revised settlement.
EuroFresh to unveil snacking cucumbers and salsa kit at PMA Fresh Summit
EuroFresh Farms, a year-round producer and marketer of greenhouse-grown tomatoes and cucumbers located in Willcox, AZ, and Snowflake, AZ, will be offering its new snacking products during the Produce Marketing Association Fresh Summit convention, Oct. 27-28 in Anaheim, CA.
'Tasti-Lee' boasts high lycopene levels
Bejo Seeds Inc. has a new reason to promote the health benefits of its "Tasti-Lee" brand of tomatoes. In addition to the well-recognized benefits of vitamin C and potassium, all tomatoes also contain lycopene,; however, recent studies have shown that the "Tasti-Lee" contains up to 50 percent more lycopene than traditional varieties.
John Cerasuolo Co. sources from only highly reputable companies
“We are moving our basic lineup of vegetables currently,” Ken Cavallaro, treasurer of John Cerasuolo Co. Inc., told The Produce News. “We continue to handle a full line of vegetables from across the U.S., Canada and Mexico.”
Index Fresh Mexican avocado program has been growing steadily year after year
Index Fresh Inc. in Bloomington, CA, will have a larger Mexican avocado program this year than it has ever had, but the same thing was true last year and the year before. “We have grown our program every year since we started, and we plan on growing the program again this year,” said President Dana Thomas.
One man's persistence helps Mexican mangos meet USDA specs, arrive unscathed in Land of Rising Sun
It is 7,000 miles from Mexico to Japan via the United States, a mere 15 hours of flight time, and Arturo Hernández Campos, chief mango pamperer, wants to be certain his fruit makes it to Japanese dining tables free of pests and blemishes.
Fulfilling this double-mandate underlies the market niche established by Mr. Hernandez, 58, whose twin businesses based in Mexico City employ two dozen and for 14 years has assured Japanese customers the best of a Mexican crop.