New berry products from greenhouse grower-shipper Mastronardi Produce, which markets under the Sunset label, won the Best Overall Product Promo award at the Produce Marketing Association’s Fresh Summit show.

Easy Sides feature fully cooked and pre-seasoned Creamer potatoes.

FiveStar Gourmet Foods’ five new lines of snacking fruits and vegetables feature 25 SKUs.

Envy apples topped several other branded apple varieties in recent tests.

Packaging plays a “huge role” when a producer makes the decision to begin selling it retail, says Andrew Abendshein, president of Houston-based Acre in a Box, a grower of hydroponic lettuce.

Leading fresh produce marketer The Oppenheimer Group is ramping up its commitment to recycling through a new packaging program.

When most people think of the grocery store produce department, they likely picture consumers sniffing and squeezing (maybe tasting) individual fruits and vegetables before putting them in their baskets.

As cooler weather nears, produce departments will be stocked with the latest, most popular specialty items that retailers can use to boost sales and make the holiday season more festive.

Canadian greenhouse grower-shipper DelFrescoPure has become the first grower in North America to grow SCS-certified pesticide-free strawberries.

Leading berry grower-shipper Wish Farms will spotlight its new augmented reality (AR) technology at the Produce Marketing Association’s Fresh Summit convention Oct. 18-19.