Although yields are down between 10-20 percent in some fields and as much as 30-40 percent in others, Snake River Produce General Manager Kay Riley said quality of this year’s Spanish Sweet onion crop is quite good.

The Nyssa, OR, operation is shipping all three colors, and Riley said in mid-September, “We’re very pleased with the quality so far.”

United Natural Foods Inc. announced the promotion of Steve Dietz to the newly created role of chief customer officer, effective Oct. 1. In this new role, Dietz will be responsible for overseeing UNFI’s sales efforts throughout the United States and Canada.

Other than the ever-present masks, the throngs of people at the 2021 version of the Organic Produce Summit conducted business like it was 2019, with 1,200 attendees and 150 booths populating the large tent on the grounds of the Hyatt Regency in Monterey, CA, Sept. 15 and 16.

Few foods say autumn the way sweet potatoes do. Their taste and coloring are perfect complements to the season. While last year was a rollercoaster for the produce industry, sweet potatoes were a popular item with consumers due to their increased shelf life over other produce items. North Carolina is known for growing exceptional sweet potatoes, both by the volumes grown and the quality of the product.

Price Rite Marketplace is holding a company-wide hiring event at 60 stores throughout Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Maryland on Sept. 22.

Sunny Valley International is a leading importer of South American blueberries on the East Coast. In a typical import season, the company will handle approximately 500,000 case equivalents of combined conventional and organic blueberries from Peru, Chile and Argentina.