Understanding how consumers utilize package information to access Web and digital information are key questions CMI is attempting to answer via a new test of the "Ambrosia" brand apple pouch bag.  

As a leader in West Coast pepper production, Baloian Farms has recently completed improvements to its packing facility. The facilities were completed just in time for its local mini-sweet, baby Bell, green pepper, red pepper season, as well as all repack and value-added packing operations.

COLUMBIA, SC — Supermarket produce departments can bank on an excellent volume of quality South Carolina peaches this summer, despite a cold snap that damaged early-season peaches in the state, said Martin Eubanks, South Carolina assistant commissioner of agriculture.

Avocados from Peru made its first-ever appearance at the recent Food & Wine Classic in Aspen, CO, June 19-22, where influential chefs, sommeliers, culinary innovators and foodies gather each year. Avocados from Peru painted the town green with a larger-than-life full-color rolling billboard playfully positioned on a luxury liner bus, reminding event guests that Peru’s summer fruit is now in peak season and available across the United States.

Creating customized blends that focus on flavor is fueling unprecedented sales growth for Salinas, CA-based Church Bros. LLC.

“We just looked at our weekly numbers and we are breaking records in every category,” said Ernst Van Eeghen, vice president of marketing and product development for the long time Salinas Valley grower-shipper.

Veteran newsman John Niblock of Charleston, SC, has been named Carolinas Editor & Sales Manager for The Produce News. Niblock has written for The Produce News since 2005, serving most recently as Floral Editor and Sales Manager.