As part of its partnership with Brighter Bites, this year FreshPoint has utilized its delivery expertise to help move over 3.6 million pounds of produce through its warehouses to deliver to 90 school sites, totaling almost 1,400 deliveries made through its support.

With eight years of partnership, Brighter Bites also expanded its board of directors with the addition of Jenny Johnson, senior vice president and chief administrative officer at Sysco, who will offer the nonprofit her extensive financial expertise to further its mission.

Ontario Greenhouse Vegetable Growers was recognized with a Gold Hermes Award for the Greenhouse Goodness Digital campaign.

The association launched Greenhouse Goodness as an education campaign in top U.S. markets to highlight the many benefits of making greenhouse-grown peppers, cucumbers and tomatoes the preferred choice for healthy, convenient, delicious and always fresh. The campaign, “This is Greenhouse Goodness,” features bright, fresh and healthy choices that leave the consumer with just that — feeling good.

Dandy Produce, a leading grower of fresh celery, radish and corn in the U.S., is elevating the hydration benefits of celery and celery juice for the final weeks of summer.

Are shoppers confused about organically grown and locally grown produce?

Research suggests that as many as 25 percent of shoppers think that all locally grown produce is associated with organic. As many as 17 percent of consumers assert that produce labeled organic was grown locally. This is an indication that we need to really educate shoppers in ads, signage and in-store communication.

By all accounts, Justin Vitrano was a giant in the Baltimore wholesale produce industry almost from the time he could walk in the 1930s until the COVID-19 pandemic caused him to curtail his regular trips to the office.

Meijer's West Detroit Market Director Joe Chandler’s leadership team recently participated in a volunteer event at Friendship Circle, a nonprofit in suburban Detroit. The organization’s Weinberg Village is a “mini-city” that serves as an environment to teach children with disabilities about budgeting resources.