In an effort to strengthen and expand school garden-based education in local communities, the Sprouts Healthy Communities Foundation will host the inaugural Growing School Gardens Summit, April 22 through 25 in Denver. As the first-ever national gathering focused entirely on school gardens, the summit will unite over 400 educators and leaders from across the country working to sustain school garden programs at the school, regional and national level.

Operating in the fertile San Joaquin County, Morada Produce is a family-owned packer and shipper of cherries, onions, walnuts and Bell peppers, with the Foppiano family’s farming traditions dating way back to the California Gold Rush in 1849. 

G&R Farms welcomed Caitlin Farrow to the role of assistant sales associate.

With a record table grape crop expected from Mexico this spring, shippers are counting on big promotional support from retailers to move the crop at a decent f.o.b. price.

“The key this year is we need support from retail,” said Carlos Bon, vice president of sales for Divine Flavor, based in Nogales, AZ. “The pricing will be aggressive.”

Kroger's Dallas Division is making it simpler for local restaurants to keep their customer-favorite items on the menu. The grocer is launching Kroger Restaurant Supply, exclusively in Greater Dallas.

Kroger Restaurant Supply offers an alternative to ordering in large quantities that have highly variable pricing and require deliveries on a set schedule. This service offers wholesale pricing, opportunities to purchase items by the case or unit and seven-day-a-week delivery.

Avocado dollar sales during the fall and winter holidays of 2021 soared to new record-breaking highs. The Hass Avocado Board’s recently released holiday retail recap report details the retail dollar sales, volume and average sale price for Hass avocados during the Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Eve holiday weeks.