Dole Food Co. has created the ultimate wedding reception menu for couples that are as bananas for bananas as they are for each other.

The Southeast Produce Council’s STEP-UPP Foodservice Class embarked on its summer tour in June, taking participants into the field and on plant tours to gain hands-on experience in how to partner with growers more effectively.

Now in its ninth year of celebration, July marks the annual celebration of American Grown Flower and Foliage Month. This monthlong celebration of U.S. cut flower and foliage farms throughout the country marks the coming together to honor the beauty and significance of flower and foliage farmers.

Food Lion  launched its Summers Without Hunger initiative, aimed at addressing childhood food insecurity and increasing access to nutritious food during the summer. The annual campaign encourages customers to be catalysts for change and join the fight to tackle food insecurity by purchasing specially designed reusable bags for three dollars at any Food Lion store. Since the campaign began in 2019, customers have helped provide more than 57 million meals.

California’s citrus domestic season is coming to an end and the Bee Sweet Citrus sales team has shifted its focus to its summer citrus line.

Taylor Farms announced more than $600,000 is being awarded to recipients of this year’s annual scholarship program. With a new format, including the addition of an employee scholarship, the program is now divided into three categories: The Extraordinary Scholarship, the Innovative Scholarship and the Employee Scholarship.