As produce supervisors, we were often looked at as retail “cops,” making unannounced visits around our 66-store chain to drop in on produce managers and see what kind of shape their departments were in that day.

There’s now another way to access produce industry coverage from The Packer and PMG – the brand-new Tip of the Iceberg Podcast.

Suddenly the industry’s attention on continuous improvement has wavered. The COVID-19 crisis refocused operators on simply surviving. Full steam ahead on plastics, recyclable or not!

The core of the Peruvian avocado season will be from June into September for Fallbrook, Calif.-based Del Rey Avocado Co., said Donny Lucy, vice president of procurement and East Coast sales.

Belle Fresh Produce LLC dba Belle Fresh, Cecarellis Harrison Hill Farm LLC, Southern Mark Industies LLC, Stephen Nowaskie Farms LLC, and Ultra Food Group Inc. are new companies to the Market. Plus many updates.

Considering the effect of the COVID-19 crisis on packaging trends, The Packer’s Tom Karst visited June 2 with Jay Singh, professor at Cal Poly and packaging program director at the school.