Certified American Grown, the only domestic trade organization focused solely on the interests of America’s cut flower and foliage farms continues the work of elevating the importance and recognition of the industry through promotion and advocacy for our American grown farms. One of the most exciting campaigns CAG hosts annually is American Grown Flower and Foliage Month, during the month of July. And this year, the tradition continues.

Phillips Mushroom Farms offers a wide array of mushrooms — from conventional whites to organic portabella, and specialty mushrooms like Maitake, Lion’s Mane and Shiitake.

The Kennett Square, PA-based company, which has been growing mushrooms since 1927, also features customized retail packs, bulk sale assortments, foodservice packs and private label packages. As the company enters July, it’s seen some positive trends for 2022.

PRO*ACT USA has hired Laura Frank Barnard as its chief financial officer.  In her role as CFO, Barnard will provide financial stewardship of company assets while aligning business and finance strategy to support continued business growth, including leadership across internal and external financial accounting and reporting, FP&A, treasury, M&A and investor relations. 

As a family business, Frieda’s doesn’t play favorites. However, it’s hard to hide the excitement for passion fruit, named flavor of the year for 2022 by Food and Beverage flavor house Monin.

Passion fruit is considered to be the largest berry of all berry-producing plants. An excellent communicator of ripeness, the passion fruit's thick purple skin wrinkles when ripe. Under its expressive exterior are small, black, crunchy, edible seeds surrounded by a brightly colored pulp with a sweet and tart tropical flavor.

Braga Fresh is a sponsor of the 2022 Organic Produce Summit in Monterey, CA, where the company will debut a revamped Josie’s Organics Baby Leaf container with new graphic design and less plastic in Booth No. 301 at the summit exhibition July 14.

Walmart’s InHome Delivery Service, which delivers groceries straight to consumer fridges, is now available as an optional add-on within Walmart+. What were previously two standalone memberships are joining forces to bring all delivery capabilities into a single, streamlined experience, allowing new and existing members to choose the membership plan that appeals the most to them based on the type of delivery service they want.