Category: West

Brighter Bites has partnered with Sunkist, an agricultural cooperative, to help improve the health of students and families in Bakersfield, California. Bakersfield serves as Brighter Bites’ third location in California, following Salinas and Los Angeles. In early December, Sunkist began providing monthly donations of citrus to the Brighter Bites Bakersfield locations, providing families with weekly access to fresh produce at no cost. “We […]

Los Angeles, California-based Pacific Trellis Fruit is preparing for the upcoming import cherry season. “With increased volumes of cherries arriving in the U.S. from Chile and Argentina, we are looking forward to increased opportunities to work with our customers in promoting cherries well into March,” said Marcial Hernandez, director of imported fruit. Pacific Trellis Fruit is […]

Newport Beach, California-based Side Delights suggests the emerging trend of upcycling as an economical and sustainable solution to rising inflation costs. Upcycling is the process of transforming by-products, waste materials or unwanted products into new materials and is used for everything from packaging to produce.  According to the company, the potato industry is estimated to generate […]

Blue Diamond Growers will be participating in the 2023 Rose Parade, an annual event held Jan. 2 in Pasadena, California. For the fifth year in a row, the company will honor the people and pollinators that make Blue Diamond products possible, highlighting the farmer-owned cooperative’s commitment to sustainability, pollinators and biodiversity with a custom-built float featuring […]

Delano, California-based Four Star Fruit, a grower and marketer of year-round table grapes, is concluding the California grape season and is transitioning to the Peruvian and Chilean import season. The California growing season this year was difficult due to the hot weather, creating problematic growing conditions and higher input costs, resulting in a strain on retail […]