As a successful National Mushroom Month winds down, the Mushroom Council gears up for the Pink campaign. Each year, the mushroom industry “goes pink” in continued support of breast cancer research at City of Hope, one of the nation’s leading cancer research institutions.

Idaho Falls, ID-based Kingston & Associates Marketing announced the promotion of TOYE CAWLEY to its sales team. Ms. Cawley first began working for Kingston in May as a customer service representative, where she quickly adapted and excelled in the position, according to a company press release.

The thousands of acres of south Texas citrus grown by the member-owners of the Edinburg Citrus Association are set and ready for a banner season if not a bumper crop. The fruit is in excellent shape and with a little rainfall should continue to size up as the season gets underway.

“The market is ready. We are getting calls every day from customers ready for our fruit,” Sales Manager Ruben Shives said in late September. “We are checking the fruit daily as there is a strong demand for Texas red grapefruit and oranges.”

At the Produce Marketing Association Fresh Summit convention in Anaheim, CA, Duda Farm Fresh Foods will introduce its new line of seasonal packaging, Celery Celebrations, in time for the busy holiday cooking season.

'Tate,' the PEI Potatoes mascot, and 'Bud the Spud,' the mascot for WP Griffin Inc. joined Sobey's staff at the world's largest potato display Oct. 3 in Charlottetown, PEI.

With the Produce Marketing Association Fresh Summit convention just weeks away, Mastronardi Produce, based in Kingsville, ON, released a three-minute video via its Facebook page and YouTube channel talking about what flavor means to its staff.

"We came up with the idea over the summer to help our customers and consumers understand what flavor means to our staff each and every day," Chris Veillon, director of marketing, said in a press release.