After viewing the over-the-top handiwork of retailers from Georgia to Iowa, Bland Farms has chosen the winners of The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run & Bland Farms Retailer Display Contest. Bland asked produce managers to build the most fun, creative and interactive Vidalia onion displays inspired by the upcoming SpongeBob movie for the chance to win multiple prizes totaling $10,000.

School may look different in 2020, but Honeybear is helping make lunch and snack time a little more fun. The leading grower, packer and developer of premium apples has created custom PLU stickers that will brighten up the apple deck and consumer’s fruit bowls with more personality.

Driscoll’s and indoor vertical-farming company Plenty Unlimited Inc. announced a joint development agreement to grow Driscoll’s proprietary flavorful strawberries year-round in Plenty’s vertical indoor farms. The companies said Driscoll’s 100 years of farming heritage and focus on delivering only the finest berries is the ideal complement to Plenty’s industry-leading, sustainable, indoor farming technology and commitment to growing the best tasting produce.

Green Giant announced product additions to its Green Giant Veggie Swap-Ins line, including new Green Giant Veggie Fries and Green Giant Veggie Rings. Additional introductions to the brand’s Green Giant Grilled Veggies, Green Giant Riced Veggies and Green Giant Simply Steam lines will round out its new offerings this fall.

While produce sales at retail surged during the first month after coronavirus-influenced shelter-in-place orders first appeared, sales did level off, though they continue to remain above the norm.