Port Manatee is now receiving imports of Central American fruit via the newest energy-efficient refrigerated containerships of longtime port tenant Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc.

“These new-generation vessels bring significant sustainability and operational advances while heralding the next era in port Manatee’s long-term partnership with one of North America’s leading marketers and distributors of fresh produce,” said Reggie Bellamy, chairman of the Manatee County Port Authority.

GoVerden, a Mexico-based, vertically integrated grower and processor of avocados, is expanding its marketing efforts in the United States to more fully promote its own brand.

The Fresh Market is rolling out the green carpet for its Curbside Pickup guests. Key components of the program include having designated The Fresh Market Personal Shoppers to ensure quality and freshness, managers who double check and verify every order with their personal signatures handed to each curbside guest, fast and efficient delivery to the car, along with 100 percent satisfaction guaranteed on every item in the curbside basket.

The umbrella of CMI Orchards’ owners and partners are leading the industry with their use of cutting-edge technology from the orchard to packing facilities. Adopted innovation delivers efficiency increases, enhancements to freshness and consistency in quality, and an ability to stay relevant at retail.

Fruit World, a family-owned, flavor-focused grower-shipper of organic and conventional fruit, is reporting an exceptional citrus growing season, including a variety of specialty citrus. The season’s varieties include conventional and organic mandarins, as well as organic Cara Cara, Blood, and Navel oranges, organic Minneolas, and their year-round mainstay, organic lemons. They are also pleased to announce the transition of even more acreage towards organic certification.