Earlier this year, TOMRA Food integrated its fresh and processed sides of the business under one organization.

“As we integrated and looked toward our customers’ needs, we saw so many synergies and potentials to add more value, be more customer-centric and add new product opportunities,” said Sean Slevin, TOMRA’s regional sales director for NAM West. “So many positive things to do.”

Stop & Shop announced a number of changes to improve its shopping experience and make groceries more affordable at all of its 25 stores in Rhode Island. These actions include:

Food-safety is of utmost importance to the produce industry and officials in the state of New Jersey are taking pro-active measures to ensure that products grown in the state or delivered to the state of more than 9.25 million people are safe for consumption.

The goal is basically the same since the North Carolina Potato Association was formed by a group of farmers in 1928: A unified vision to promote and establish North Carolina as the leader in summer potatoes.

Officials at J&C Tropicals are on a not-so-small mission: To help the world discover and consume unique tropical produce.

To get there, the Doral, FL-based company is committed to individually working with each and every customer to develop programs that will highlight the growing tropical produce industry and give retailers and consumers as much knowledge as possible about this fascinating and quickly-growing produce segment.

West Pak Avocado, a California-based grower, packer and distributor of premium avocados, is excited to launch its AVO360 program at the Global Floral & Produce Show in Atlanta Oct. 17-19. This innovative full-service program is a commitment to excellence that ensures a year-round supply of premium avocados and offers personalized avocado experiences for West Pak customers worldwide.