Hy-Vee expanded “frictionless” shopping at almost 50 Midwest stores in eight states with its Scan & Go pilot program. This new technology allows shoppers to skip checkout lines by scanning item barcodes on their smartphone as they shop, then paying directly from their phone.

Envy apples will kick off the 2022 holiday season with significant momentum thanks to a comprehensive marketing campaign designed to drive consumer trials, stimulate repeat purchases and inspire expanded usage occasions.

With two packinghouses in Mexico in the cities of Uruapan and Jalisco, Calavo has been harvesting, packing and exporting avocados for 25 years to the United States, Asia and Europe.

“The industry has grown tremendously over the years,” said Peter Shore, vice president of product management for the Santa Paula, CA-based company, citing the fact that 2.6 billion Mexican avocados will be imported into the U.S. this year. “Calavo has been a leader in the avocado industry since 1924.”

Brighter Bites, a nonprofit organization delivering fresh fruits and vegetables alongside nutrition education resources directly into families’ hands, hosted its first gala to celebrate its 10th birthday. As part of the celebration, the nonprofit exceeded it’s $500,000 campaign goal by raising $741,467 to support the company’s mission of helping under-resourced communities throughout the U.S. have access to fresh produce and nutrition education.

Monrovia announced that Ted McDonald has joined the company as VP of sales. A nursery industry veteran, McDonald brings a wealth of sales, operations and leadership experience to Monrovia, most recently working with BioWorks Inc., a leading biological plant health company.

Hurricane season is just about over — key words being “just about.”

The eastern coast of Florida may be in a strengthening storm’s path, which is the last thing growers in the area want to hear as heavy rains are nearly assured whether or not the storm hits directly.