As Potandon Produce looks to grow its value-added product offerings and strategic partnerships, the company has added a new addition to its sales team in a newly created position for Sean Davenport.

South Texas produce growers braced for freezing weather as a cold front moved southward heading into the Valentine’s Day weekend.

Dante Galeazzi, CEO of the Texas International Produce Association, said Feb. 11 that growers in the technically sub-tropical southernmost tip of Texas were expecting to face temperatures in the high 20s late on Feb. 15 going into Feb. 16.

Galeazzi noted that the duration of the cold would be critically important to how much damage could be inflicted on the crops.

The U.S. International Trade Commission determined that fresh, chilled or frozen blueberries are not being imported into the United States in such increased quantities as to be a substantial cause of serious injury, or the threat of serious injury, to the domestic industry producing an article like or directly competitive with the imported article.

As the trend has shown for the past 11 months, things are a little different this year, and Viva Fresh’s Aggies for Fresh is no exception. The popular partnership with DMA Solutions is back for the sixth year to virtually connect industry professionals to Texas A&M students.

The Giant Co. announced a new partnership as part of its continued commitment to sustainable retailing and healing the planet. Online grocery customers can now access an easy-to-use environmental and social impact rating system powered by HowGood.

Calavo Growers Inc., a global leader in the avocado and value-added fresh food industries, has announced changes to enhance the organizational structure within the company’s operations department. Under the leadership of CEO Jim Gibson, Calavo is working to synergize all segments of the business by creating a “one-company vision”, wherein Calavo and its subsidiary, Renaissance Food Group, join forces to optimize and elevate the Calavo name.