Sunkist Growers’ Secondary Displays Provide Retail Placement Opportunities Outside The Produce Section

April 4, 2013 Sunkist Growers

Sunkist Growers is embracing opportunities to showcase its fresh citrus outside of the produce section by offering its customers secondary display units. Six different display offerings give retailers the flexibility to showcase Sunkist® products in the front lobbies, at the registers, or in the liquor/beer, seafood, water or pharmacy departments to drive incremental sales.

New Produce Pro App Provides Delivery Optimization

April 4, 2013 Produce Pro

Produce Pro Software plans to launch the PPro Driver App at United Fresh on May 15th in San Diego, California.  PPro Driver app is a real-time, delivery tool that allows for delivery optimization through:

2013 California Avocado Season Dawns With Breakfast Promotion

California avocado season has kicked off with the California Avocado Commission’s (CAC) “Wake up to Breakfast with California Avocados” promotion. Morning represents tremendous growth opportunities for avocado consumption, and the Commission aims to encourage consumption of California avocados with its breakfast-themed activities. It works very well for spring merchandising events including Easter, Mother’s Day, and with Cinco de Mayo on a Sunday this year it’s a perfect opportunity to communicate avocado brunch ideas.

US North Atlantic Swordfish Pelagic Longline & Handgear Buoy Line Fishery Awarded MSC Certification

Day Boat Seafood, based in Lake Park, Florida, has received Marine Stewardship Council certification for the U.S. North Atlantic swordfish pelagic longline and handgear buoy line fishery as a sustainable and well-managed fishery, following an independent, third-party assessment against the MSC standard conducted by MRAG Americas.

Trader Joe's Issues Statement To Customers About Their Seafood

April 3, 2013 Trader Joe's

Related to work done in support of our seafood goal of shifting to sustainable sources, below are some product specific updates. (Going forward, we will provide monthly updates on the following products as well as new products fitting the goal.)