ProduceMonkey.com is bringing a new swing on social media marketing to the produce industry with its official May 1 launch.

Heading toward its third anniversary in June, the Philadelphia Wholesale Produce Market continues to set standards around the world for its cutting-edge technology, cleanliness and unbroken cold chain that result in numerous benefits for tenants as well as for customers.

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Women of the fresh produce and floral industry have made their desire for a dedicated time to cultivate their leadership skills heard, and they received just that at the second annual Produce Marketing Association Foundation Women’s Fresh Perspectives Conference this week in Phoenix.

Market Fresh Produce announced the launch of its new logo, which represents the fresh-from-the-farm message that MFP’s products embody. With the bright green color and simple barn graphic, MFP designed this logo to catch the eye of consumers, allowing its produce to reach more households than ever before.

Big Y Foods Inc. has signed an agreement to acquire the assets of Everybody's Market in Cheshire, CT. Everybody's will remain open until the closing of the transaction on June 12. The 33,200-square-foot store will close for one week in order to complete the conversion.

“The trend to menu wild mushrooms in foodservice is not only at white-tablecloth operations any longer,” said Pete Wilder, marketing director for To-Jo Mushrooms in Avondale, PA. “A recent Technomic survey indicated that Oyster mushroom usage is up over 25 percent from a year ago. At the retail level, our sliced Shiitake sales have increased considerably over one year ago.”