The United Family is celebrating National Nutrition Month by launching the Kids Free Fruit Program at all United Supermarkets, Market Street, Albertsons Market and Amigos locations in West Texas and Dallas-Fort Worth. As part of the Kids Free Fruit Program, children can enjoy a snack-size apple, orange or banana at no charge while parents are shopping.

HACKENSACK, NJ — Eastern Produce Council members shook off the winter doldrums and gathered March 10 at the Stony Hill Inn, here, for the council’s first meeting of the year, which was sponsored by Dole Food Co. and House Foods.

Awe Sum Organics' new-crop organic pears from Argentina are arriving now on both coasts of the United States.

RedLine Solutions, a leader in produce traceability and inventory solutions, will host the third in its Traceability For Dummies webinar series. Titled “Produce Traceability of Dummies Part 3: Getting Started with Traceability,” it will take place March 25 at 2 p.m. EDT.

Great avocado-consumption events just keeping coming down the road with no end in sight.

The marketing period approaching this year’s Super Bowl, which was held Feb. 1, saw a record number of avocados sold and consumed in the United States.

Mango consumption in the nation continues to increase, and consequently demand is stronger than ever.

Ronnie Cohen, Vision Import Group’s vice president of sales, said mangos continue to be a growth phenomenon in produce aisles and on foodservice menus.

“This positive trend will continue as consumers discover the versatility of the fruit,” said Cohen. “And the flavor profiles are fantastic. As new consumers experience mangos they will repeat purchases, hence increasing customer and consumer demand.”