The Kroger Co.'s total active workforce had grown by more than 7,000 during fiscal year 2013. Approximately 90 percent of the new jobs are in the company's supermarket divisions.

A new survey conducted by the Idaho Potato Commission revealed that 97 percent of Americans said they eat potatoes and more than 81 percent enjoy them as a side dish, snack or main course on average of three days per week.

Idea Garden Marketing is bringing a fresh new face to produce marketing, making its official debut at Southeast Produce Council’s Southern Exposure conference in Orlando this weekend. From marketing strategy to overall branding, website development to social media strategy and implementation, Idea Garden Marketing is positioned to cultivate brands and grow businesses across the industry.

The 2014 California strawberry season is off to a strong start, according to Louis Ivanovich, vice president of West Lake Fresh, a Watsonville, CA-based brokerage specializing in strawberries year-round.

AMADO, AZ — Amado’s spectacular landscape might look familiar to fans of the 1955 film version of the musical “Oklahoma!” as, in the opening scene, cowboy Gordon MacRae appears riding his horse and singing “Oh, What a Beautiful Morning.”

ORLANDO, FL -- The Southeast Produce Council's 2014 Southern Exposure conference and trade show got under way Thursday, Feb. 27, with the annual golf tournament, which has been renamed the Tom Page Golf Classic. Close to 260 golfers registered this year, a record for the golf tournament, according to SPC Executive Director Terry Vorhees.