April showers may bring May flowers but this spring, Pure Flavor is focused on sharing the power of greenhouse growing year-round in the brands quarterly Live Deliciously eMagazine. This marks the 10th edition of the award-winning series, which in this edition, titled The Power of a Greenhouse, explores how the brand's advanced greenhouse tech enables it to grow fruits and vegetables consistently year-round, regardless of weather conditions and location.

Over the last four decades, California Giant Berry Farms has established itself as a name synonymous with quality. Originally founded in 1983 by Bill Moncovich, Pat Riordan, Frank Saveria and Red Bryant, California Giant Berry Farms started small. The quartet joined forces with a simple mission in mind: provide the best quality strawberries and give back to their community.

Lipman Family Farms presented a check for $3 million to the Redlands Christian Migrant Association’s Immokalee Community Academy. The donation represents the single largest one-time private gift made to RCMA in its 47-year history.

Weis Markets Inc. plans to invest more than $160 million in its growth in 2023.

At the company’s annual shareholder meeting in Sunbury, PA, Chairman, President and CEO Jonathan H. Weis said the company continues to make record investments in new stores, remodels, fuel centers, information technology upgrades and thousands of smaller store improvement projects.

Wiers Farm in Willard, OH, dates back to 1896 and through five generations, the family has brought their values and hard work into a company that employees are proud of and customers trust.

Mark DeFrancesco, founder and president of 4M Fruit Distributors in Chelsea, MA, who died February 17, 2023, grew up in a family business learning a very valuable lesson: Never say no!

“As the person sharing a bed with him, I can tell you he answered the phone 24/7,” said Maria DeFrancesco, his wife of 51 years.

“My father always used to say, if they call you and you don’t answer, they might not call you the next time,” said son Michael.