Charlotte, North Carolina-based Dole Fresh Vegetables is enhancing its popular line of Dole FreshTakes Salad Bowls with three new flavors and proprietary new packaging that allows salad lovers to mix their Dole fresh lettuces, toppings and dressings in the same bowl without spilling. The salad kit leader is launching three new FreshTakes SKUs featuring premium white-meat chicken […]
Category: Produce News
The Shelby Report covers the produce industry for grocery retailers nationwide, from fresh fruit and vegetable trends and supplier announcements to merchandising strategies and regional market news. Updated regularly across our five regional editions.
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United Fresh Builds Next Generation Of Produce Safety Professionals
United Fresh Produce Association is now accepting applications for Class Two of the Produce Safety Immersion Program. To further support the career development of produce safety professionals, it also is launching two new programs: a food safety student membership and a food safety job board. “Despite a global pandemic, Class One of the Produce Safety […]
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Vertical Farming Company Kalera Adds 2 New VPs of Sales
Orlando, Florida-based Kalera, a technology-driven vertical farming company, has hired two new executives. The newly appointed VP of foodservice sales, Marc Jennings, brings with him more than 20 years of experience in the foodservice industry. Mark Gagnon, VP of sales for retail accounts, has more than three decades of experience in the produce and grocery […]
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PMA, CGT Celebrate Legacy Of Excellence By Honoring Award Winners
Produce Marketing Association and Center for Growing Talent have announced the 2020 winners of four major annual awards leading up to Fresh Summit. The awards are given each year during Fresh Summit and this year, the winners will accept their awards during the General Sessions, Women’s Fresh Perspectives General Session and the Talent Community Reception. […]
Posted inProduce News, Home Page Slider, West
Frieda’s Spooky Foods Help With Healthy Halloween At Home
As the ghost of COVID continues to linger, Halloween is expected to look a little different this year, making now the perfect time to inspire shoppers and their families to try some new spooky foods in the produce department. According to a recent survey, 45 percent of shoppers are looking to find new and different […]
Posted inProduce News, Home Page Slider, Southeast
Dole Healthy-Cooking Initiative Inspired By Ratatouille
Nothing sums up Dole’s latest collaboration with Pixar Animation Studios better than an observation by Remy, the rat-turned-chef at the center of Disney and Pixar’s Ratatouille: “Humans don’t just survive; they discover; they create…I mean, just look what they do with food!” Just as the four-legged gourmet famously guided Parisienne chef-in-training Linguini to culinary stardom […]
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Shuman Farms Looks Forward To Virtual Fresh Summit
Embracing the virtual platform that this year’s PMA Fresh Summit offers, Reidsville, Georgia-based Shuman Farms will be showcasing its marketing initiatives and merchandising solutions to buyers. The event is set for Oct. 13-15. As a year-round grower and shipper of premium sweet onions, Shuman Farms will highlight its seed-to-shelf story throughout the content on its […]
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Viva Fresh Produce Expo Welcomes 2021 With Hybrid Model
The Texas International Produce Association says that the 2021 Viva Fresh Produce Expo will proceed as a hybrid event to include both in-person and virtual components that offer solutions for all attendees. The Viva Fresh steering committee spent extensive time and effort this summer and early fall conducting exhibitor, retail and foodservice attendee research to […]
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United Fresh Releases Q2 2020 FreshFacts on Retail Report
United Fresh Produce Association’s Q2 2020 issue of FreshFacts on Retail reports is now available. The report covers the increasing popularity of e-commerce and the unprecedented rise of in-home consumption triggered by COVID-19, including the continued growth of fresh fruit and vegetable sales. The e-commerce boom in April was likely due to an increase in […]
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Snapdragon Apples Are Back; Co-op Adds Growers In 5 New States
SnapDragon apples are ripe for picking as harvest season is officially underway. Grown exclusively by Crunch Time Apple Growers, a New York-based cooperative of 151 growers, this year’s SnapDragon crop is expected to yield its largest haul yet. The cooperative also announced the addition of direct market growers in five additional states – Michigan, Ohio, Iowa, Pennsylvania and Illinois – starting […]
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United Fresh Offers New Learn & Engage Opportunities
United Fresh has announced its slate of new programming taking place this fall on the LIVE! 365 platform. United Fresh LIVE! 365 is the industry’s year-round community platform, providing new business opportunities, personal connections and access to education every day. “We are committed to continue to provide the industry with ways to stay engaged and […]
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Indianapolis Fruit Co. Promotes, Hires Team Members
Indianapolis Fruit Co. continues to build a team of industry professionals, recently promoting staff and adding new hires. Indianapolis Fruit remains focused on being a super-regional produce and specialty foods distributor providing premium quality products and unprecedented customer experiences. Indianapolis Fruit Co. is a business unit of IF&P Foods and the FreshEdge group of companies, […]
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Milne Fruit Products Acquires Valley Processing Assets
Milne Fruit Products has acquired the assets of Valley Processing, a fruit ingredient processor based in Sunnyside, Washington. The acquisition includes juice and puree production facilities along with freezer and cold storage facilities, all located in Sunnyside. According to Michael Sorenson, Milne’s president, “This acquisition brings a lot of synergy to Milne’s existing product line […]
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United Fresh Takes Partner X-Change Sessions Virtual
United Fresh again is providing new ways to keep buyers and sellers connected, starting with the return of the United Fresh Partner X-Change program taking place Sept. 21-23 on United Fresh Live! 365. As part of its Annual Washington Conference, 26 buyers and vendors will connect directly through private 15-minute matchmaking sessions. “The inaugural Partner X-Change […]
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Seneca Foods’ CEO Kayser To Retire; Palmby To Succeed Him
Marion, New York-based Seneca Foods Corp., a provider of packaged fruits and vegetables with facilities located throughout the United States, has announced the planned retirement of Kraig H. Kayser, its president, CEO and director, on Sept. 30. Paul L. Palmby has been named to succeed Kayser upon his retirement. Kayser will continue to be an […]
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Vertical Farming Firms Expanding Distribution Across Country
Lettuce touted as hyperlocal, healthier This is the second article in a three-part series by The Shelby Report on the produce industry. by Mary Margaret Stewart, staff writer Over the past decade or so, vertical farming has grown tremendously through research and development. And during COVID, it proved to be a safe and reliable solution for some […]
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STK, Ascenza Reach Distribution Agreement For Regev Fungicide
STK bio–ag technologies, an Israeli bio-ag technology company for sustainable agriculture, and Ascenza have announced an exclusive agreement for the distribution of the “hybrid” fungicide Regev throughout Mexico. Under this exclusive agreement, Ascenza will sell the product throughout Mexico with the trade name of Regev. Regev is being registered in Mexico for the control of […]
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Bard Valley Date Growers Mourn Loss Of Founding Member Steve Shadle
Bard Valley Date Growers have announced the passing of Steve Shadle, 84, on Aug. 11, 2020. He was involved in the Medjool Date business in the development of the Bard Valley Date Growers Association along with a number of business and philanthropic efforts. “Steve was a valued member of our community who touched and improved […]
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Kiwifruit Marketer Appoints WPP Global Integrated Team
Zespri International has selected an interdisciplinary team of WPP agencies as its global Agency of Record to deliver its brand proposition, “Make Your Healthy Irresistible,” through communications, experience, commerce and technology. Zespri works on behalf of more than 4,300 kiwifruit growers in New Zealand and around the world with operating revenues of $2.2 billion. “At […]
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Bard Valley Natural Delights Celebrates More Dates, More Jobs
One hundred days of 100-degree temperatures produce the highest quality Medjool Dates and that time has arrived as Bard Valley Natural Delights launches its date season. In addition to enjoying the flavor of the dates, shoppers support the organization’s concern over its environmental impact and ability to employ thousands with local jobs both during the […]