While the Well•Pict trade show crew is in its own backyard for the Organic Produce Summit, summer is in full swing — and so is the company's strawberry production.

Perhaps one statistic is all that is needed to illustrate the fact that when it comes to produce, PhilaPort leads the way as the go-to port for perishables.

“At most ports, refrigerated containers make up a single-digit percentage of the total,” said Dominic O’Brien, senior marketing manager at PhilaPort. “Here in Philadelphia, it is 54 percent.”

Now in its 23rd consecutive citrus season, Summer Citrus from South Africa launched its 2022 consumer summer promotion — The Sweet Escape Sweepstakes — offering shoppers an opportunity to win one of two $500 Visa gift cards to curate their own getaway this summer.

Pace International, a leading provider of sustainable postharvest solutions and technologies for the fresh produce industry, announced that its BioSpectra 100 SC fungicide is now listed by the Organic Materials Review Institute for organic use in the U.S.

The announcement comes six years after the introduction of the product when the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency the California Department of Pesticide Regulation approved the product for postharvest applications.

Dollar General CEO Todd Vasos, who led the company’s efforts to expand the availability of fresh produce to more than 2,300 stores, will retire effective Nov. 1. Jeffery Owen, the company's chief operating officer since 2019, will succeed Vasos as CEO effective immediately following Vasos’ retirement.

Craig Stephen, a senior leader and advisor in the consumer food and produce industry, has joined the board of directors and advisory board for Nabaco Inc., which manufactures a safe and edible coating that extends the shelf life of produce.