FullTilt Marketing, a firm focused on agriculture, fresh produce and specialty food industries, recently expanded its team, welcoming Melissa Edwards as the new marketing manager and Sabrina Wilson as marketing assistant.

Brothers Roderick and Richard Gumz lead Gumz Farms, following in the footsteps of four generations of their family in the potato and onion biz, and keeping the strong legacy of the company alive.

The company grows red and yellow potatoes, grows and sources yellow, white, red and sweet onions and packs and ships year-round. Currently, Gumz Farms handles nearly 20 percent of the fresh-market red potatoes in the state and grows approximately 40 percent of Wisconsin onions.

Despite a challenging year marked by a persisting pandemic, historic inflation, supply chain bottlenecks and labor shortages, the food industry is making significant investments to meet shoppers’ evolving tastes. This is according to FMI - The Food Industry Association’s annual comprehensive research report, The Food Retailing Industry Speaks 2022.

One of the most exciting sweepstakes to ever hit the retail industry ended Aug. 31 as Lidl and Avocados from Peru officially closed submissions for the 2022 AVO Tesla Summer Sweepstakes.

The New York Apple Association supports profitable growing and marketing of New York apples through increasing demand for apples and apple products, representing the industry at state and federal levels, and serving as the primary information source on New York apple-related matters.

There are currently 600 apple orchards in New York state on more than 50,000 acres. 

Favorable late spring weather and more groves reaching maturity have contributed to a heavy set of great-looking fruit as the 2022 Satsuma season gets closer. "The trees are heavy with beautiful, uniform fruit," said Kim Jones, owner of Florida Georgia Citrus and current president of Cold Hardy Citrus Association. "We anticipate a record Satsuma crop for 2022."