COVID-19 can’t stop Stemilt and Hansen Fruit from spreading cheer this holiday season. For the eighth year, the two fruit companies played Santa and granted holiday wishes to 177 children in foster care and low income housing in the Wenatchee and Yakima areas. In Wenatchee, Stemilt provided gifts to 146 children who are currently under the care of Washington State’s Department of Youth and Family Services, Foster First, or Fostering Solutions. In Yakima, Hansen Fruit provided 31 gifts to children of Fostering First in Yakima.

The big picture for Chilean dehydrated prunes producers and exporters is more positive than negative. Chileprunes said the best water conditions this year and the absence of large frosts, which  wreaked havoc in 2019, make it expect a better season.

Envy provided the ultimate apple experience in a special way throughout the LA area last month; the popular, category-building apple gave local retailers and shoppers a unique opportunity to show how much they care.

Together with iconic radio personality Ellen K, host of the top-rated KOST 103.5 “The Ellen K Morning Show,” Envy partnered with Gelson’s Markets, Albertsons/Vons/Pavilions and Bristol Farms to raise money this holiday season for Children’s Hospital Los Angeles.

Opal and Accu-Label recently announced they have signed an agreement continuing Opal’s exclusive distribution rights for Accu-Label’s internationally patented automatic high-speed labeling system, across Australia and New Zealand.

T&G Global’s premium Envy apple brand has had a record season, selling its entire New Zealand crop well before the end of the year, as it moves quickly towards generating a billion dollars of sales revenue.