Capespan North America with two main offices, one in Montreal and one in Philadelphia, imports citrus, grapes, apples, pears and stone fruit.

“On the imports side, the volumes of fruit we expect this year, both for the U.S. and for Canada will far exceed last year’s numbers,” said Mr. Marier, senior vice president of sales and marketing for Capespan North America. “We have a good supply source and large volumes.”

Frescadel is a division of Canadawide specializing in consumer packaging of fruit. Frescadel uses a Modified Atmosphere Packaging to extend the shelf life of the product. This helps reduce loss and extends the reach of distribution. Frescadel uses MAP to extend the shelf life of commodities such as Brussel sprouts, snow peas, cherry tomatoes and kumquats.

“We also package other products that do not require the MAP system,” said Fernande Bernier of Canadawide — Frescadel. “These include hot peppers, stone fruit including peaches and nectarines as well as kiwis, all in clamshells.”

“Neovation is a specialized traceability system created to aid clients such as local producers and packers,” said Neova President Jonathan Cyr. “Our system offers enterprise and manufacturing resource planning as well as customer relationship management. Neova covers all your needs including financials, production and warehousing.”

Founded in 2003, Axsun has grown to become one of Canada’s larger cross border intermodal providers. Axsun provides intermodal full loads and less than truckloads (LTL) between Canada, the United States and Mexico through a single clearance gateway program.

Meg Miller has been promoted from manager to director of Produce Marketing Association's public relations activities, according to an Aug. 6 press release issued by the association.

Food bloggers are hungry for Idaho potatoes.

These passionate home cooks have been whipping up spud-centered creations in an assortment of videos and recipes spanning the web. The Idaho Potato Commission is collecting these original Idaho potato posts and serving them up in a new section on its website, The Potato Blog Squad.