Duda Farm Fresh Foods, headquartered in Oviedo, FL, has a new Ready-to-Eat Radish product line that started hitting stores in the Northeast and West Coast in January.

“We saw an opportunity to innovate in the radish category by offering new forms with compelling product benefits,” said Nichole Towell, director of marketing.

John Cushing,  vice president of sales for New York Apple Sales Inc., headquartered in Glenmont, NY, told The Produce News that the company has attended and exhibited at the Southeast Produce Council’s Southern Exposure event since its inception.

Howard Nager, vice president of marketing at Domex Superfresh Growers, delivered a box of fresh Autumn Glory Apples to Massachusetts Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito (R-MA) in her Boston office Friday, Feb. 6. The special delivery was in honor of a friendly wager between Lt. Gov. Polito and Washington state Lt. Gov. Brad Owen (D-WA) on the outcome of Super Bowl XLIX.

CMI has announced that "Kanzi" brand apples are now available. Each year Kanzi apples are held in storage and released in February, timed to coincide with dwindling supplies of local apple varieties and when retailers are hungry for a new products.

The mushroom industry held the 23rd North American Mushroom Conference Jan. 22-24 at the Intercontinental Resort & Casino in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The mushroom farm community, currently embracing the success and preparing for the strong sales potential of the meat and mushroom blend, had much to celebrate and share throughout the conference.

NOGALES, AZ — As February rolled around, organic Mexican vegetable markets were “coming off,” Steve LeFevre, sales manager for Wholesum Family Farms, based here, told The Produce News Jan. 30. The movement had been “backed up by high prices. This will take a couple of weeks to settle,” he indicated.

In mid-January, organic Mexican vegetable supplies were down and demand pushed high prices for all products in this category except for red Bell peppers.