In an effort to tell the story of the Texas 1015 Sweet Onion (TX1015), the Texas International Produce Association has taken advantage of a USDA Specialty Crop Grant administered by the Texas Department of Agriculture. This effort will be largely focused on directly reaching American consumers through a variety of platforms, engagements, and awareness campaigns.

Envy apples is joining the popular food and lifestyle media outlet Kitchn in celebrating the best of brunch this spring as part of Kitchn’s first-ever Brunch Fest virtual event. Kitchn established Brunch Fest as “one big (virtual) brunch party” culminating in an all-day takeover on May 2 of its Instagram channel,@thekitchn, which boasts 1.4 million followers. The online hub for Kitchn at thekitchn.com draws 16.4 million unique monthly visitors/viewers and earns 45 million monthly pageviews.

USA Today’s 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards has recognized The Fresh Market as the Best Supermarket in America for 2021. A panel of 10Best local experts and contributors nominated their favorite American supermarkets based on value, selection and service. The other top 10 winners are Hy-Vee, Lidl, Market Basket, ALDI, Stew Leonard's, Publix, Sprouts Farmers Market, Wegmans Food Markets and Trader Joe's.

Jose Oscar Alvarez Jr., a leader in the customs house brokerage business through J.O. Alvarez Inc., died April 21 at home surrounded by loved ones. He was 66.

After a record-breaking sophomore year that hasn't finished, the Cosmic Crisp apple’s growth trajectory indicates it will launch to the top of the apple chart in no time. Nielsen data show monumental growth, reaching No. 11 in sales dollars in March, and No. 14 over the 52 weeks ending March 27. If retailers do not have a Cosmic Crisp apple program in place now, they are missing out on very important sales and customer expectations.

Prima Wawona, a leading grower and marketer of conventional and organic peaches, nectarines, plums and apricots, is expanding by 2,600 acres devoted to growing stone fruit.  The new acreage increases the company’s total to almost 15,000 acres, equating to 1 million additional stone fruit trees, and further establishes Prima Wawona as a leading stone fruit grower.