Wapato, Washington-based Pace International exhibited at the IFPA’s Global Produce and Floral Show Oct. 27-29 in Orlando, Florida. “We’re building a bold and interactive booth experience for growers, packers and shippers to gain insight into Pace’s products, technologies and services and how we can support their fruits and vegetables postharvest,” said Jorge Gotuzzo, senior director of […]
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Posted inProduce News, Association News, Merchandising News, National
IRI, Tree Top Expands Partnership To Monitor Pricing Activity
IRI, which recently merged with The NPD Group, and Tree Top are expanding their partnership. IRI will help Tree Top monitor fluid pricing activity in the marketplace by providing access to granular insights amid a changing inflationary environment. “Tracking the market closely…is essential for any business to thrive in the current environment,” said Mike Schrenk, category and syndicated data […]
Posted inProduce News, Southwest
Potatoes USA Encourages Potatoes Instead Of Halloween Candy
Halloween enthusiasts across the U.S. have started a new tradition of handing out spuds to kids for Halloween, according to Denver-based Potatoes USA. “It honestly started as a joke,” said Pat Foy, a self-employed contractor in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. “I thought, if I’m going to give something out to kids on Halloween, I don’t want to […]
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Influencing Positive Health Outcomes Focus Of IFPA Keynote
Despite the remnants of the global pandemic and emergent challenges like inflation, labor and extreme climate events, IFPA CEO Cathy Burns urged Global Produce & Floral Show guests to capitalize on the moment and momentum around fresh produce and floral. “What we do is not for the faint at heart and it’s not only for […]
Posted inProduce News, West
Bako Sweet Unveils Sweet Potato Bag Design At IFPA Show
Bakersfield, California-based Country Sweet Produce’s Bako Sweet is unveiling its 3-pound and 5-pound conventional and organic mesh sweet potato bags at IFPA’s Global Produce and Floral Show. The new design includes a variety of visuals and tools for consumers, including: Sweet potato variety-specific information with photos and an explanation of the outside and inside color; QR […]
Posted inNorthgate Market, Produce News, West
Northgate Gonzalez Market Offers Produce To Underserved People
Anaheim, California-based Northgate González Market recently wrapped up its ¡Más Fresco! More Fresh Program. The program provides community members participating in the CalFresh program up to $100 a month in nutrition incentives when they purchase fresh fruits and vegetables, with their CalFresh benefits, at any Northgate González Market across Southern California. The ¡Más Fresco! More Fresh […]
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Apeel Introduces ‘RipeFinder’ Solution To Reduce Food Waste
Santa Barbara, California-based Apeel has announced its plan to introduce innovative new solutions to instantly and non-destructively determine the ripeness of avocados. By coupling advanced imaging technology with machine learning, Apeel has increased visibility into internal quality and ripeness, allowing producers and grocery retailers to make more informed sorting, shipping and merchandising decisions, which has the […]
Posted inProduce News, Southeast
NWPB Names Winners Of Retail Merchandising Contest
The Winter Springs, Florida-based National Watermelon Promotion Board has named winners in its annual Retail Merchandising Contest, which garnered more than 120 entries from various retail chains, independent retailers and commissaries. This year’s contest utilized mixed media marketing efforts in addition to in-store displays. It began in July to honor National Watermelon Month and ran throughout […]