Mark Dubner joined The Bloom Show to talk about his secret to being a supermarket whisperer. Mark discusses more about the mass market industry and his insights. Everyone is so excited to get to know more about Stellar Bouquet & Stellar Farms and hear some tips about their state of the art harvesting and cooling processes.

After twenty years in most aspects of the floral industry, John Elstgeest identified a gap in the transfer of valuable information along the supply chain. He started The Flower Circus to provide this information in a fun way by producing a circus themed spectacle and demonstrating unusual floral designs. John, the Flower Circus director, started with top talented floral designers called Flower Magicians, and traveled all over Europe to flower exhibitions.  They made the flowers they represented really stand out.

Jacobs Farm del Cabo’s ClimateLab, now in its third year, is expanding its efforts from Baja California, Mexico to Northern California, where the company put down roots in 1980 and still farms today. In its new location, the mission of the ClimateLab remains the same: to preserve organic farmers’ livelihoods and the future of organic produce in the face of global climate change.

The Salad Farm is a family-owned operation with more than three decades of experience.

The genesis of the Hollister, CA-based company dates back to 2007 when Lex and Joyce Camany and partners formed an experienced and diverse team that was successful by being responsive, quality leaders in the produce industry.

Nothing says summer quite like cherries, and with cherries leading the way, the summer’s overall produce markets continue to explode with record-high prices, according to ProduceIQ.

“Most prices rose during the July 4th pull,” said Mark Campbell, founder and CEO of ProduceIQ. “Only a few commodity prices, such as tomatoes and avocados, declined.”

Crunch Pak is making waves in the snack space with its new 12 ounce organic sliced apple bag, a collaboration with Earthbound Farms.

“The bag is resealable and hits a sweet spot in terms of pricing, self-life, size and convenience,” said Andy Kimbrel vice president of sales and marketing for the Cashmere, WA-based Crunch Pak. “This seems to be the right mix of variables that we’ve found over time.”