Have you ever heard of lunchbox peppers? Well, mini sweet peppers are the newest fast-growing vegetable snack. They are starting to upsurge in the produce departments as a popular customer choice. Their bright red, yellow and orange colors are great nutritious nibblers for families, especially children.

The International Fresh Produce Association has opened registration for its highly anticipated Global Produce & Floral Show, set for Oct. 16-18 in Anaheim, CA — where next-gen tech, bold ideas and strategic connections will drive growth and innovation across the industry. 

Starr Ranch Growers, also known as Oneonta Starr Ranch, has joined the Honeybear Brands team as a packing partner, effective immediately. Owned and operated by the Thomas family, Starr Ranch Growers has been a cornerstone of the Washington apple industry for decades.  

Syngenta Flowers, a leader in the annual and perennial plants business, announces its partnership with Tapp to replace current single-use plastic data loggers with Tapp-paper data loggers. This partnership represents a significant step toward greater sustainability and efficiency in data logging, offering growers a simple, accessible solution.

HilverdaFlorist has signed a license agreement with Raker–Roberta’s Young Plants in Litchfield, MI. Since Aris Horticulture Inc. has contracted the sale of Aris-Green Leaf Plants greenhouse and real estate. HilverdaFlorist will transfer the complete Dianthus program from Aris-Green Leaf to Raker-Roberta’s within the next six months.

SpartanNash has named Matt Plumb vice president of marketing, retail banners, effective immediately. In the newly created role for the company, Plumb will lead shopper-focused marketing strategies for SpartanNash's portfolio of nearly 200 company-operated retail stores, defining brand architecture and a differentiated experience for each banner based on shopper insights.