Brighter Bites, a nonprofit organization that delivers fresh fruits, vegetables and nutrition education resources directly into families’ hands, announced DMA Solutions, a full-service marketing agency serving the fresh food and floral industry, as its agency of record.

Whole Foods Market global buyers and experts unveiled their top 10 anticipated food trends for 2022 in the retailer’s seventh-annual Trends predictions. Ultraurban farming, buzz-less spirits, yuzu, Reducetarianism and functional beverages made with prebiotics and botanicals are among the food influences expected to rise in popularity in the next year.

Inc. Magazine revealed that Tasteful Selections ranked No. 3,644 on its annual Inc. 5,000 list, the most prestigious ranking of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies. The list represents a unique look at the most successful companies within the American economy’s most dynamic segment — its independent small businesses. Intuit, Zappos, Under Armour, Microsoft, Patagonia, and many other well-known names gained their first national exposure as honorees on the Inc. 5,000.

Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc., one of the world’s leading vertically integrated producers, distributors and marketers of fresh and fresh-cut fruits and vegetables, is participation at this year’s World Biodiversity Summit, occurring alongside the United Nations Climate Change Conference and the Convention on Biological Diversity.

The Gen Z population, which includes people born between 1996 and about 2009, will pass Millennials (born 1980-1995) as the largest consumer base within about five years. Already they have enormous buying power of their own and influence over what their parents spend, and are joining the workforce in growing numbers, which promises to sharply increasing their economic clout.

With Mexico’s promotion of organic agriculture leading to a growing domestic market and creating outstanding import opportunities for U.S. growers, a just-announced educational session at the 2021 Organic Grower Summit presented by Western Growers and OPN will explore the relationship between the two countries and how they can support each other’s future organic growth.