The scent of crisp leaves, the sight of pumpkins on porches and the cooler air — it’s that time again! Fall is that magical season between the end-of-summer rush and the winter festivities. But many overlook the incredible potential of the fall season as florists focus on the upcoming Christmas-to-Mother’s Day sales. So, how does one take full advantage of fall to help floral sales flourish? Rio Roses provided a few simple but highly effective marketing tips to keep ahead of the competition throughout the season.

After doubling its Treasure Valley onion supplies by merging with Fiesta Farms in Nyssa, OR, five years ago and entering an and exclusive sales and marketing arrangement with Central Produce in Payette, ID, in 2021, Eagle Eye Produce headed into the 2023-24 season with significant investments in its Idaho-E. Oregon facilities.

As the 2023-24 season got underway, Commodity Sales Manager Jason Pearson looked back at changes made since last season.

Vertically integrated fruit importer, exporter and distributor since 1937, William H. Kopke Jr. Inc. has expanded its footprint during this year's International Fresh Produce Association’s Global Produce & Floral Show, in Anaheim, CA.

The Produce Distributors Association — originally founded in 1989 as NAPAR (National Association of Perishable Agricultural Receivers) and headquartered in Washington, DC — solely advocates for fresh produce distributors. Initially an East Coast-based organization made up of terminal market members, a key goal of the reborn organization is to build national membership with broad representation by the next generation in the evolution of produce distribution.

Superfresh Growers has introduced one of the apple and pear industry’s first fruit bags made from post-consumer recycled plastic.

Post-consumer recycled plastic is made from things people recycle daily, like plastic bottles, milk jugs and other bags — all sourced from U.S. recycling centers, and it can be continuously recycled.

The new Schnucks Fresh store located in Oak Grove Village, MO, will open Oct. 25. The 23,000-square-foot store will include a heavy focus on fresh departments such as produce, meat, seafood, deli and bakery. This will mark the company’s second store to operate under the “Schnucks Fresh” banner.