Though California experienced significant rainfall during the spring growing season, the sweet potato crop was not adversely impacted, with Bakersfield, CA-based Country Sweet Produce expecting a very good summer crop for its well-known Bako Sweet brand.   

While Wada Farms has long earned its descriptor as one of the largest grower-shippers of potatoes, onions and sweet potatoes, recently it has expanded its offerings to a great extent to assure year-round availability, especially on its signature potato varieties.

Though it has been widely noted that organic produce sales are no longer reaching the annual double-digit growth of years gone by, the record-breaking attendees at this year’s Organic Produce Summit enthusiastically celebrated the fact that organic produce increases are still outpacing the growth in conventional produce and portend a bright future.

Trucco Inc., which began its journey in New York City in 1937 as a supplier of fresh Italian chestnuts and other products, has recently added Italian roasted hazelnuts to its line-up. The company is also focusing on expanding its domestic and imported cherry business.

Foodservice sales in the fruit category are an important part of the portfolio for The Chuck Olsen Co., a century-old grower-shipper-packer of fruits in California’s San Joaquin Valley.

Edinburg, TX-based Little Bear Produce has proven during its 38 years of existence that adapting to a changing produce environment has long been its calling card.

In fact, the company has its roots in Vineland, NJ, where it still has a family operation, but expanded to Texas in the mid-1980s to satisfy the need of a customer. Its latest evolution went live in early 2022 with the development of a value-added line that has proven to be both challenging and rewarding, leading to continued success for the company.