Washington, DC - The International Fresh Produce Association, the largest and most diverse international association serving the entire fresh produce and floral supply chain, had a significant and impactful presence at the White House Conference on hunger, nutrition and health held today in Washington. Fruit and vegetable consumption was a central part of the day’s discussions and at the core of the administration’s new 

There is a significant economic benefit on both sides of the border derived from the imports of Hass avocados from Mexico into the U.S. markets.

Those were the findings released this week in a study conducted by two researchers at Texas A&M University for the Mexican Hass Avocado Import Association and Asociación de Productores y Empacadores Exportadores de Aguacate de México. The economic analysis of 2021-22 crop year updates several previous analyses on the same subject.

Equifruit, Canada’s leading Fairtrade-certified banana supplier, is comprised of a team of diehard believers in ethical fruit sourcing.

The company’s genesis dates back to 2006, originally distributing in Quebec and Ontario. Since that time, Equifruit has grown from supplying a bunch of independent chains to the larger chains in Canada.

Wonderful Pistachios announced a partnership with gaming organization Panda Global as an official snack of the Panda Cup, the first North American Super Smash Bros. circuit to be officially licensed by Nintendo. Wonderful Pistachios will also be the title sponsor of the Wonderful Pistachios Last Chance Qualifier on Dec. 15 at the Los Angeles Convention Center.

In honor of Feeding America’s Hunger Action Month, Avocados from Peru, the official superfood of the Los Angeles Rams, teamed up with Kroger, Ralphs and Food 4 Less to donate 26,000 fresh, nutrition-packed avocados to local food banks in the San Bernardino and Riverside, CA area. A celebration was held on September 26 to commemorate the donations of 13,000 avocados to the Community Action Partnership of San Bernardino and Feeding America Riverside/San Bernardino.

For more than four decades, NoKota Packers, Inc., has been providing high quality service to the potato industry, storing, washing and packaging tablestock potatoes for resale throughout the country.

“NoKota Packers has been in business since 1979,” said Carissa Olsen, president and CEO of the Buxton, ND-based company. “We have worked hard to stay true to the values of our company—quality, integrity and service—in all we do when working with our growers, employees and shareholders.”