Ocean Mist Farms, a leading grower and marketer of fresh artichokes in the U.S., hired Mark Munger as its senior director of marketing. With this hiring, Ocean Mist Farms has brought on an experienced professional with over 36 years in the produce industry.

Ongoing inflation resulted in higher retail prices of organic fresh produce during the third quarter of 2022, generating a 4.1 percent increase in total organic dollars but also contributing to a decline of 4.5 percent in organic volume compared to the same period last year, according to the Q3 2022 Organic Produce Performance Report released by Organic Produce Network and Category Partners.

SiCar Farms recently acquired 4,000 acres and is building a state-of-the-art packinghouse facility in the southeast region of Mexico. With this addition, now the (Gudino Ochoa) GO Group has secured land in all the main production zones of Mexico. This investment will result in meeting consumer demand year-round and specifically during the winter season.

We have all heard the phrase “knowledge is power.” The truth is knowledge without someone to share it with and make grow is simply information.

The National Mango Board announced The Kroger Co. as its recipient of the 2022 Mango Retailer of the Year Award. Kroger has been selected from more than 100 retailers across the United States that work alongside the NMB in promoting the consumption of mango.

Kroger and its family of companies has fundamentally changed its U.S. mango business model over the past several years and its willingness to identify mango as an opportunity item has allowed mangos to flourish, positively impacting the entire mango industry.