Rooting thousands of strawberry plants on elevated tables the first week of October, Oppy, under the Ocean Spray license, will launch the first-ever specialty berry pack in the Happy Berry label mid-December. The hydroponic tabletop strawberry concept was developed by New Wave Berry LLC which is a joint venture formed by grower, marketer and distributor Oppy, agricultural investment firm Farmers Gate and family-owned agribusiness Red Dog Management, which is growing the crop in Santa Maria, CA.

Homegrown Organic Farms unveiled its Buck Brand organic specialty citrus micro-brand. The new brand will add to the growing list of specialty micro-brands, like the recently announced Mammoth Kiwi program, and will further differentiate it in the organic marketplace.  

The Southeast Produce Council has unveiled a stellar panel of retail superheroes that completes the highly anticipated SEPC University Educational Session – Power of Produce 2022. The Food Industry Association’s Power of Produce report is to be exclusively revealed at Southern Exposure 2022 where the valuable insights coupled with the retail panel will be a universal hit.

Raley’s Chief Operations Officer Kevin Konkel will retire, effective Jan. 7, 2022, ending nearly four-and-a-half decades of outstanding service and dedication.

Honored for the first time in 2020, the leading grower, marketer and distributor of fresh produce from around the world was selected as one of Canada’s Top Employers for the second year in a row.