Fusion Marketing Adds Positions To Meet Market Demands

August 8, 2011 Fusion Marketing

Fusion Marketing, the leading ‘data to design’ full-service marketing agency specializing in retail intelligence for perishable and packaged goods, expands staff to meet growth demands despite staggering unemployment forecasts.

United Fresh Launches Fresh Impact Tour

The United Fresh Produce Association will host five Town Hall meetings and visit dozens of member farms and facilities during a two-week Fresh Impact Tour to six states and southern Ontario, Canada, August 8-23.

Northwest Cherry Shipments Approach Preseason Estimates

Shipments of cherries from the Northwest have surpassed 14 million boxes and should be close to preseason volume estimates when the season is over, according to an industry official.

Wonderful Pistachios Cracks Open The Season With TV Campaign & Racin' Debut

August 8, 2011 Paramount Farms

On September 10th, Wonderful Pistachios will race onto TV screens nationwide as eight new commercials premier during the “Wonderful Pistachios 400” – Richmond International Raceway’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race. That title sponsorship will kick off the brand’s $20M advertising campaign across network and cable, which will be supported full circle by in-store POS including display bins, social media, public relations, FSIs and more through December.

CA Flower Growers Seek Help In Global Market

In 1991, aiming to give Colombia an alternative to the export of illegal drugs, U.S. officials slashed tariffs on a range of imports, including cut flowers. The result: Trade in cheap Colombian bouquets blossomed, and California's cut flower industry withered. The Pajaro Valley, once a mainstay in the rose business, saw a wholesale shuttering of greenhouses.