Latest Fresh Produce News & Insights

Brighter Bites has named co-founder Shreela Sharma as its new board chair following founder Lisa Helfman’s departure from the role, alongside publishing a report on its transition to a school-year fiscal calendar... Read More

The fifth-generation family-owned fruit company has grown and packed Envy apples since 2023 and will now sell them directly to retailers... Read More

GreenFruit 2.0 takes shape with key industry hire and internal promotions... Read More

The 50/50 farming partnership combines Consalo’s nearly century-long farming heritage with Frutanza’s Peruvian blueberry expertise to grow premium blueberries and strengthen year-round supply... Read More

He takes over day-to-day operations as the berry grower-shipper’s new chief executive, while Mark Murai shifts his focus to long-term growth and strategy as chairman of the board... Read More

Fourth-generation produce professional brings decades of sales experience, organic industry expertise and a lifelong agriculture connection to the vice president of sales role... Read More

Spielmann joins Pacific Trellis Fruit and Progressive Produce with more than three decades of leadership experience across the food, agriculture, fresh produce and consumer products industries... Read More

Thompson brings over 20 years of food and produce industry experience to his new Dallas-based role... Read More

The regional supermarket is investing $110 million to build modernized Rochester, N.Y., facilities and consolidate distribution operations, expanding capacity without employee layoffs... Read More

Grower storytelling, expanded choice and stronger retailer partnerships can help turn organic’s momentum into long-term category growth... Read More

Maria Howarth and Kyle Palmer will work directly with retail, foodservice and wholesale partners to drive collaboration and promote the use of shelf-life extension technology... Read More

The carrot snack packs, which will launch in phases through August 2027 will feature characters from Paw Patrol, Bluey, Frozen and Shrek to capture children’s attention and spark parent purchases... Read More

The International Fresh Produce Association points to next steps in detection and traceability... Read More

The grocer’s deli sales rose significantly after production planning moved off paper and onto Afresh’s AI platform, and the grocer is now expanding that platform across produce, deli, meat and bakery... Read More

The global fruit breeding and genetics company has named Fiachra Moloney to the newly created role of director of growth and market development, while fresh produce industry veteran Jennifer Sanchez joins as chief marketing officer... Read More

The voluntary recall of size 9 mangoes from Panorama Produce is due to a potential salmonella contamination... Read More

AFP has teamed with the Indianapolis Colts and Meijer for a football-season partnership celebrating avocados as the ultimate superfood and guacamole as football’s No. 1 snack... Read More

The veteran food industry executive brings decades of leadership in distribution and enterprise growth... Read More

The grades and standards for U.S. mushrooms will take effect on Sept. 24... Read More

Specialty produce drives late-summer sales while transitioning retail displays seamlessly into autumn... Read More

Jerry LeClair, a 40-year industry veteran who joined the regional retailer in 2019 and served as chief operating officer, has officially stepped into the top leadership role after filling the position on an interim basis since February... Read More

Coborn’s, Cash Wise and Marketplace Foods completed their annual Produce for Kids campaign to donate $6,000 to local Boys & Girls Clubs, pushing the multiyear total to $25,000... Read More

By establishing a new proprietary farm and tripling its local blackberry footprint, Berry Fresh says it is extending its summer harvest window and enhancing domestic retail consistency with superior fruit varieties... Read More

The retail collaboration leverages the immense popularity of the family-favorite brand to boost healthy fruit consumption among kids and offer store owners a distinctive merchandising tool... Read More

Revised criteria and new action-plan tools go live ahead of a September dashboard reset for retail buyers... Read More