After making its successful debut in grocery stores last year, this summer will mark the anticipated return of the Giumarra Cos. premium trio of French-bred California nectarine offerings under its DulceVida brand umbrella: Midnight Edition, Twilight Edition and Sunrise Edition.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection Office of Field Operations at the Pharr International Bridge cargo facility threw a monkey wrench into efforts by drug smugglers to move illicit substances this weekend by intercepting $8.4 million worth of alleged methamphetamine in a commercial shipment of fresh broccoli arriving from Mexico.

America’s “favorite sweet onion” will be served at “America’s Greatest Race” this year. The Vidalia Onion Committee announced that Vidalia onions are on the official menu for the 2021 Kentucky Derby and will be featured in several dishes served to patrons of the "Most Exciting Two Minutes in Sports."
 

Berry marketer Sun Belle Inc. has launched its 2021 pomegranate arils program with Green Belle organic and Sun Belle conventional  4.4-ounce cups packed  by Agricola Los Medanos S.A. in Ica, Peru. The arils are extracted from just-ripe pomegranates in Los Medanos’ ultra-clean facility using state-of-the-art technology, including UV sanitation,  immediately packed in retail cups with peel  and resealable lids with a tamper proof outer ring seal, and air shipped to North America.  

Albertsons Cos. and Google announced a multi-year partnership to make shopping easier and more convenient for millions of customers nationwide. The partnership brings together the power of Albertsons Cos.’ broad reach across 2,253 neighborhoods with Google’s capabilities in customer-centric innovation, creating a formidable nexus of retail savvy and trend-setting technology on a massive, omnichannel scale.

Oh, what a difference a year can make. When the COVID-19 pandemic first hit the United States last spring, causing the country to go into a nation-wide lock-down, the hope was that stay-at-home orders would be short-lived.

The vast majority of people began working from home; companies quickly had to learn to adapt and restructure their business models; kids were learning virtually instead of in person; families were spending more time than ever together; and parents, especially, were forced to take on multiple roles as caregivers, employees and even teachers.