At a time when the citrus aisle continues to crowd with value-driven offerings and private labels, Bee Sweet Citrus is leaning into something harder to replicate: time.

The company recently unveiled a refreshed look for its Heirloom Navel oranges, a brand rooted in mature groves, elevated eating quality and a growing expectation from consumers and retailers alike that premium citrus should look the part as well as taste it.

Hudson River Fruit Distributors, a leading East Coast apple grower-marketer, will open a new state-of-the-art production, packing and warehouse facility this spring, which will position the company for further growth.

The Wonderful Company, one of the largest and most philanthropic privately held companies in the United States, announced the latest recipients of its Central Valley Community Grants program.

Legend Produce, a leading importer and domestic producer of melons for more than 25 years, is partnering with premier Honduran grower-exporter Agrolibano and Yuma, AZ-based Kiss Melons to launch a winter specialty melon program.

Beginning in February and running through May, the program will deliver Sugar Kiss (orange-flesh) and Summer Kiss (green-flesh) melons grown in the prime melon regions of southern Honduras. 

Steve Young has rejoined Oppy as director of Canadian sales. In this role, Young will lead Oppy’s Canadian sales team with a focus on strategic growth, program expansion and strong alignment across sales, marketing and category teams.

The 2025 season for SweeTango apples was shaped by extreme drought across all of Next Big Thing’s growing regions, but despite the smaller sizing, the eating experience remained exceptional. 

“The SweeTango was amazing in taste and availability, but small,” said Jennifer Miller, executive director of Next Big Thing. For 2026, she noted that fruit will remain available into mid-June or July, offering retailers a longer runway than in previous years.