This year marks the opening of a new cold storage and packing facility centrally located in Vineland, NJ, for Consalo Family Farms. “The facility has six new forced air coolers, which allows for cooling of 60 pallets of blueberries or vegetables at a time,” explained Chelsea Consalo, vice president of produce operations. “The new space holds more than 1,000 pallets per day at a time. The increased storage space in Vineland allows us increased packing capacities on our farms.

Berries are a big part of what Always Fresh Farms, headquartered in Winter Haven, FL, does. In fact, the category represents 85 percent of the revenue from the company.

“We represent tens of millions of packages of berries, which equate to roughly 100 million pounds of berry production globally,” said Wayne Giddings, president and CEO of the company.

Awe Sum Organics has partnered with high-quality small and mid-sized family farms in Oregon and Washington to bring customers organic blueberries that have a wonderful complex, sweet and tangy flavor.  The company's Awe Sum Organic blueberries are cultivated with the utmost care and strict adherence to organic standards.  Its organic blueberries are forecasted to be available for loading in Portland, OR, starting in late June.

The California Strawberry Commission has launched a campaign to connect the heart of strawberries with the heart of people. Throughout peak strawberry season 2021, consumers will have access to real farmer and farmworker stories through a #StoryBehindtheBerry webisode series shared across Facebook, Instagram and www.californiastrawberries.com.

Bobalu Berry Farms is celebrating the success of its weekly e-news titled the “10 o’clock Walk” due to the increase in the number of buyer subscribers. This weekly bulletin summarizes what the team sees in the fields each week specific to volume, quality, and weather, as well as the current outlook ahead for the fields in production.   

S. Katzman Produce first entered the berry business in 1995. For the first few years, it was selling just a few truck loads per week, but customers loved them, so the company continued to grow its supplier base. That is when it started to receive inquiries about whether it carried the Driscoll’s label.