Cherry season is fast approaching and Stemilt is prepping retailers with a special edition of Fast Facts: The Cast. Brianna Shales, Stemilt marketing director, sits down with Katie Harmon, communications manager, to give an overview of Nielsen’s cherry performance data from May 9 to Sept. 12, 2020, compared to the same timeframe in 2019 and what opportunities retailers can look for in 2021.

Malling Cherry Ventures is moving forward to promote new cherry varieties developed at the renown breeding program located in East Malling, Kent, UK.  The company is a joint venture between NIAB EMR, Berry Gardens Growers, and the Associated International Group of Nurseries.

As Oppy continues to look for increased efficiencies and powerful partnerships across its operations, the leading grower has brought together two top cherry brands, Katicich Ranch and Brookside, to form Katco Packing.
 

It’s summer in Chile, and that means the Chilean cherry season is in full swing, with promotions ongoing throughout the month of January and into early February.

Hood River Cherry Co. co-owner Brad Fowler, who with his wife Kathryn (Katy) Klein founded the company in the early 1990s, described this year’s bloom conditions as ideal and said pre-season interest has been strong.

Acknowledging 2020’s extraordinary events, Fowler said the company’s top priority is providing a safe and healthy product. He added that Mother Nature has cooperated in the months leading up to HRCC’s July start.