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NW pear growers create flavor experience through videos

The Pear Bureau Northwest is sharing the industry's commitment to supplying retailers and their customers with flavorful pears through a handful of new tactics.

Oct 30, 2020 by Industry Press Release #Produce (General), #Produce Crops, #Pears

Pear pizza promotion offers chance to win pizza oven

USA Pears is offering pear consumers a chance to win a outdoor pizza oven with the group’s #pearpizza takeover contest during National Pizza Month in October.

Oct 12, 2020 by Tom Karst #Produce (General), #Pears, #Produce Retail

Stemilt touts packaging options at PMA virtual booth

Wenatchee, Wash.-based Stemilt Growers is touting its apple and pear packaging options at the Produce Marketing Association’s virtual Fresh Summit.

Oct 08, 2020 by Tom Karst #Produce (General), #PMA, #Fresh Summit, #Washington Apples, #Apples, #Pears, #Packaging

World Pear Day promotions planned by Stemilt Growers

Dec. 5 is World Pear Day and Wenatchee, Wash.-based Stemilt Growers says its Rushing Rivers pears offer perfect promotion opportunities.

Oct 06, 2020 by Tom Karst #Produce (General), #Produce Retail, #Pears

USA Pears brings back pizza campaign

The Pear Bureau Northwest is celebrating National Pizza Month (October) by bringing back the pear pizza campaign.

Oct 01, 2020 by Chris Koger #Produce (General), #Foodservice, #Produce Retail, #Pears

Western wildfire concerns move from California to Oregon

Wildfires were causing a wide range of problems for the produce industry in the first two weeks of September.

Sep 18, 2020 by Tom Karst #Produce (General), #Produce Crops, #Apples, #Pears, #Oregon, #California, #Sweet Potatoes, #Onions

Plums get lots of love on PMG

As the official start to autumn neared fall staples took more spots among the PMG top 20, but summer items and year-round favorites still held their own the week of Sept. 7.

Sep 16, 2020 by Amelia Freidline #Produce Retail, #Produce Crops, #Plums + Prunes, #Pumpkins, #Cucumbers, #Avocados, #Pears, #Newsflash

Stemilt’s d’anjou pears undergo RipeRite process

Stemilt Growers’ Rushing Rivers d’anjou and red d’anjou pears go through a process that the Wenatchee, Wash.-based company’ calls the RipeRite program.

Sep 06, 2020 by Chris Koger #Produce (General), #Produce Tech, #Pears, #Produce Retail

Data show strong apple demand this summer

Honeycrisp, granny smith, fuji and gala have experienced notable sales growth this summer as families consume more food at home amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Sep 02, 2020 by Ashley Nickle #Produce (General), #Produce Retail, #PMG Data and Research, #Apples, #Pears

Washington Fruit & Produce, Yakima Fresh merge

Washington Fruit & Produce Co. and Yakima Fresh have merged to sell apples, cherries and pears.

Aug 31, 2020 by Chris Koger #Produce (General), #Packinghouse, #Produce Crops, #Apples, #Cherries, #Pears