Things are somewhat calm around Nash Produce in May, which the company doesn’t consider a bad thing at all.

Fru-Veg Marketing is a top importer of fine produce from the best growers in Europe and Latin America. The company also co-owns NuBerry Farms along with Berry Bros., providing blueberries from 2,600 acres in Florida, Georgia, New Jersey, North Carolina and Michigan, along with packing facilities in Georgia, New Jersey and Michigan, so it’s truly vertically integrated and a year-round blueberry company.

SpartanNash will salute military and disaster relief heroes through its annual SpartanNash Foundation in-store fundraiser, running through June 4. As part of the company's commitment to support heroes from the military and surrounding communities, this year's fundraiser will benefit Honor and Remember, Operation Homefront and Convoy of Hope.

Flavor 1st Growers & Packers, which grows and packs more than 30 different varieties of produce from its Mills River, NC, location, has recently started harvesting in south Georgia, and is looking forward to a successful Georgia growing season.

Trucco, the globally sourced and nationwide distributor of fresh produce, has announced the expansion of its distribution center located in Vineland, NJ. The company has received approval from city planners to add an additional 67,000 square feet to the building located at 2440 North Mill Road, where Trucco has been operating a sustainable, state-of-the-art facility for packing, storage, and distribution of its products, primarily kiwifruit, citrus and blueberries for the past five years.

David McGurn of Performance Foodservice and his Congee with Brulee Berries and Quick Berry Pickles earned the  People’s Choice Award for California Giant Berry Farms' 2023 Chef Invitational. The company also named four additional finalists for the competition: