The general potato market is mostly steady with a moderate demand. The quality of Russets, reds and yellows is good to very good. Each growing region and shipping point may vary so confer with your specific supplier for more details.

“We enjoyed ideal temperatures during harvest in September and October, and are seeing really nice color, flavor and quality,” said Catherine Gipe-Stewart, communications manager at Superfresh Growers.  The central Washington grower, based out of Yakima, is excited about its winter apples and expects to last all the way through storage season.

Howard Nager has left Los Angeles-based Progressive Produce to pursue other business opportunities.  Nager joined Progressive Produce as its vice president of business development and marketing in August of 2019. 

During his tenure at Progressive Nager had also handled the responsibility of the citrus commodity manager.

Side Delights kicked off the new year with the plant-based products that shoppers seek to save time and money while reducing food waste. While cooking at home is here to stay, consumers are looking for easy-to-prepare foods. Recent data show that 44 percent of consumers cooked more often in 2021 than pre-pandemic, and with supply-chain concerns and a renewed appreciation of eating at home, the trend doesn’t appear to be going away.

The Wonderful Co., a global company dedicated to harvesting health and happiness around the world through its iconic consumer brands, announced the appointment of veteran public affairs and communications executive Seth Oster as the company’s first chief corporate affairs officer. Oster will oversee TWC’s global corporate communications and public affairs practice across its multibillion-dollar business lines and will play an integral role helping drive the company’s government relations activities and corporate social responsibility activities.

Leaders from Lidl broke ground on its future store in Washington, DC. This will be the first new supermarket to serve residents in Wards 7 and 8 in more than a decade.

The site is Lidl’s first store in the district and it is scheduled to open by late fall 2022. The store will create approximately 45 new jobs.