Hugo Tottino of Ocean Mist Farms, a fourth-generation family-owned produce grower, passed away Nov. 6. He was 91 years old. Known for his warm and welcoming spirit, Ocean Mist says Mr. Tottino greeted employees every day one-by-one. “His hard work ethic and loyalty to his family and employees motivated countless long-tenured Ocean Mist Farms employees,” […]
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Frieda’s Specialty Produce Offers ‘Trending’ Stokes Purple Sweet Potatoes
As the Thanksgiving holiday approaches, Frieda’s Specialty Produce is encouraging retailers to draw shoppers in to their produce departments with a sweet potato display featuring “Instagram-famous” Stokes Purple sweet potatoes. “Our retail partners say the best time of year to promote Stokes Purple sweet potatoes is the weeks leading up to Thanksgiving,” said Alex Jackson […]
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United Fresh To Present Lifetime Achievement Award To H-E-B Exec
United Fresh Produce Association will present its Lifetime Achievement Award to Hugh Topper, group VP of fresh foods for H-E-B, at its Foundation Gala Dinner Jan. 16, at the Rancho Bernardo Inn in San Diego, California. “As Hugh plans his retirement at the end of this year, I can’t think of a more deserving individual […]
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Letting The Food Speak For Itself: Bristol Farms’ New-Concept Mulholland Store
Bristol Farms’ new prototype store will open Nov. 11. The 25,000-s.f. store on Mulholland Drive in Woodland Hills, California, located in a space formerly owned by Haggen, is the first major design departure for Bristol Farms in its 35-year history and is “a store that we’ve been dreaming up for a decade,” Kacie Davis, owner […]
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California Avocado Commission ‘Energized’ By Fresh Summit
For the California Avocado Commission (CAC), engaging with retailers, supermarket dietitians, the media and avocado stakeholders were among the highlights of the 2017 Produce Marketing Association (PMA) Fresh Summit in New Orleans. “The Commission held some very productive meetings with retailers and avocado stakeholders in our Fresh Summit booth this year,” said Jan DeLyser, CAC […]
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Robinson Fresh, Green Giant Fresh Debut Baby Vegetables Line
A full line of baby vegetables is now available from Eden Prairie, Minnesota-based Robinson Fresh under the Green Giant Fresh label. The product line, which includes baby squash, cucumbers, peppers and tomatoes, is “ideal for conscious consumers and likely to become popular for convenient, healthy snacking or easy meal preparation,” the company says. “There is rising […]
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Key Food Stores Adopts AgroFresh Program To Manage Banana Quality
RipeLock Quality Systems, a quality management system for bananas, will be implemented at Key Food Stores. According to AgroFresh Solutions, the RipeLock program “offers Key Food an innovative fruit quality management system for bananas that look better, taste better and stay fresh longer.” “RipeLock is being rolled out to all of our stores in November […]
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Harvey Relief Efforts Get A Boost From ‘Feeding Texas’ Organic Growers
Twenty-three Certified Organic produce growers and distributors from around the country, led by the team at Wholesum Harvest, have joined forces to help victims of Hurricane Harvey in Victoria and Corpus Christi, Texas. The growers have shipped 70,000 pounds of organic fruit and vegetables to Harvey Relief disaster zones. Jessie Gunn of Wholesum Harvest, who […]