RIO RICO, AZ – Coast Produce, based in Los Angeles, opened its Nogales office over 20 years ago as a logistics point for trucks going back to the company’s L.A. facilities. But as its business continued to develop, it added a sales division to the branch.

“One of our bigger customers is DeCA,” said Ryan Jacobsen, who is in sales for Coast. “We supply military commissaries in 15 Western states. We also have foodservice contracts as well as a separate retail business, and our focus is on growth of that end.”

California Giant Berry Farms has the winter blues — blueberries that is —  with global grower partners reporting peak volumes of organic and conventional blueberry supply for the start of winter season and beyond.

Food insecurity is at an all-time high, with one in eight Americans reporting some level of uncertainty about where their next meal will come from. In Wake County, NC, 12 percent of the population is considered food insecure, which includes more than 37,000 children under the age of 18.

To help, Wake County Government, NC Cooperative Extension – Wake County Center and community partners have teamed up with Tangelo, a national food benefits platform, to create, distribute and evaluate food benefits for at-risk members of the community.

Peelz Citrus of Fowler Packing Co. announced the launch of its Thiz iz Peelz campaign, the brand's first-ever national media campaign.

Boxed, an e-commerce grocery platform that sells bulk consumables and licenses its e-commerce software to enterprise retailers, announced the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire MaxDelivery, one of New York’s first on-demand grocery delivery services.

RIO RICO, AZ – Ciruli Brothers, a long-time shipper of Mexican produce, was seeing outstanding quality on its vegetable crops early in early November.

“We had good summer rains, so there is plenty of water in the reservoirs, and the phenomenal weather we have experienced is bringing good early volume and great quality for our vegetable crops,” said Chris Ciruli, who is a partner in the business with brother Chuck.