Utilizing its technical services team, Coral Gables, Fla.-based Fresh Del Monte’s approach to banana merchandising has evolved at the ripening level, said Pablo Rivero, vice president of marketing.

Earlier this year, Woodbury, Minn.-based retailer Kowalski’s Markets made a major change in its fresh banana program.

Kowalski’s Markets is now offering Fyffes Fair Trade Certified Bananas in its 11 grocery stores.