With more than 4,000 hectares of avocados across three ranches in the premium growing regions of Peru, Oxnard, CA-based Mission Produce has an enhanced supply chain to meet the strong demand during the summer months, according to Patrick Cortes, senior director of business development and foodservice.

Vegetables by Bayer and its Seminis seed brand signed an agreement to sponsor watermelon grower and NASCAR driver Ross Chastain. The sponsorship was officially kicked off this past weekend at the June 5 NASCAR Cup Series race at World Wide Technology Raceway in St. Louis.

The International Fresh Produce Association will be back in Monterey, CA, for the annual Foodservice Conference July 28-29. The full schedule has been announced and includes prime networking programming, the expo and keynote speaker and Food Network star Robert Irvine.

Georgia-Pacific, Gatik and KBX announced a multi-year commercial partnership that will automate part of the Georgia-Pacific-KBX on-road transportation network in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex, delivering goods round the clock, seven days a week across a network of 34 Sam's Club locations.

This past weekend, Canadians across the country placed gorgeous blooms into their home gardens and outdoor spaces. For those in Western Canada, there’s a good chance the florals they purchased at their local Walmart Garden Centre are from Rainbow Greenhouses, based in Chilliwack, BC.

Like many of Walmart Canada’s nearly 2,100 Canadian suppliers, Rainbow Greenhouses is family-owned-and-operated.

The floral industry came together once again for the 2022 Floriexpo convention in Miami Beach, FL, from June 7 to June 9. The three-day show led off with educational sessions. Data from the Floral Marketing Fund was highlighted by Derek Woodruff, owner of Floral Underground, who outlined key decision-making points from the FMF study, citing that the amount consumers are willing to spend has increased in the recent year.