The Sunshine Sweet Corn Farmers of Florida are growing their marketing support for retailers this spring with their first-ever television advertising campaign. As part of a partnership with the Florida Department of Agriculture’s Fresh From Florida campaign, ads featuring Sunshine Sweet Corn will air in Indianapolis, IN, Buffalo, NY, and Raleigh-Durham, NC, from April 14 through May 11.

In the fall of 2013, Freska Produce International Inc., based in Oxnard, CA, inked a two-year tie-in deal with the Consumer Products Division of the Disney Corp. to link the firm’s mangos with the most popular, iconic Disney characters such as Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck.

Since opening its South Florida facility in 2004, after cultivating papayas on the Pacific Coast of Guatemala since the 1990s, Ecoripe Tropicals has quickly become a leader in setting the standard for high-quality Asian and Hispanic specialty items in North America.

In order to keep pace with its fast growth and expansion, the company opened its new facility in Medley, FL, in 2010, complete with food-safety certification, cold storage, sales and administrative offices.

Sunkist Growers unveiled Sunkist Family Stories, a multimedia storytelling project dedicated to sharing the rich heritage of Sunkist growers through video and imagery. Sunkist Family Stories will profile multigenerational Sunkist growers from California and Arizona, offering a window into the life and experience of today’s modern farmer.

Mrs. Green's Natural Market, a subsidiary of Natural Markets Food Group, announced large-scale expansion plans for 2014. The neighborhood store plans to open over 20 new locations this year across the Northeast and Midwest U.S. and the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Alberta.

SCOTTSDALE, AZ — The March 17-19 annual conference of the Produce for Better Health Foundation highlighted its wide reach to increase national consumption of fruits and vegetables.

Elizabeth Pivonka, president and chief executive officer of PBH, opened the March 18 program with a "State of the Foundation" presentation.

Good news was offered that between 2008 and 2011, childhood obesity dropped in 18 states.

Pivonka said PBH's role is to motivate people to eat more fruits and vegetables because it matters to their health.