Stemilt’s journey to achieve Equitable Food Initiative certification across numerous ranches and warehouses is well on its way to becoming a reality. As several Stemilt teams, and 66 employees develop the labor-management collaborative teams required for certification, there are three individuals who lead the charge within Stemilt: Marcela Covarrubias, Rosa Madrigal and Melissa Gonzalez.

Voilà has expanded its e-commerce offering to Alberta, with the launch of Voilà by Safeway Curbside Pickup. Now available at three Safeway store locations in Calgary and one in Edmonton, the new service will expand to multiple Safeway locations across Alberta in the coming months.

April 2021 marks the 58th anniversary of Coliman Group. Custodio Aguilar founded Coliman as a family farming business in 1963, and it remains owned and managed by family.

According to the firm, Coliman Group is Mexico’s leading organic banana exporter, shipping all over the world, mainly to North America, Europe and Asia.  Coliman is one of the main organic banana players in America.

Miami-based Generation Farms and Delray Beach, FL-based Fresh Start Produce Sales Co. have formed a partnership to market and distribute Generation's national onion program. Generation Farms' Vidalia operations grow, pack and ship year-round production of both domestic and foreign onions, including the famous Vidalia sweet onion as well as a full color onion program.

Today Kroger's leadership team unveiled three core elements of its strategy moving forward: grow sales and share by leading with fresh food; increase profitability by accelerating with digital, which is now a growth engine; and widen and deepen the competitive moats that will generate customer loyalty and market share gains – Seamless, Personalization, Fresh, and Our Brands.

Apeel announced an expanded partnership network made up of more than 20 avocado industry leaders using Apeel’s plant-based protection in the United States, Latin America and Europe. New partners join Apeel's current global network to provide year-round supply, longer-lasting external and internal quality, and quantifiable sustainability benefits to supply chain stakeholders.