Month: March 2015

Southern Specialties announced the company has started shipping Florida grown blueberries in 6 ounce Southern Selects clamshells. This year’s blueberry crop will include Farthing, Flicker, Chickadee and Meadowlark varieties. Florida blueberries, Southern Selects blackberries and premium Adelita variety raspberries are distributed from the company’s Pompano Beach, Florida distribution facility. …

Following tests in multiple markets, Texas-based MountainKing has introduced five new, attention-getting Kwik Lok bag tags, colorful tags which present the best use for MountainKing varieties with easy, chef-approved recipes. …

On February 23-26, NPC hosted the 2015 Potato D.C. Fly-In, where more than 150 U.S. potato growers and industry partners from across the country came to Washington, D.C., to advocate for the industry's most pressing federal policy priorities. …

Jan-Willem Schrijver joins the growing team as Managing Director to strengthen Locus Traxx’s position in the Europe, Middle East & Africa Market. …

This week California Giant Berry Farms distributed its first issue of the ‘Trade Buzz’ to their buying community.  The company has been distributing a consumer based version for years gaining followers and learning how to communicate to gain best results and expand their database of brand loyalists.  Developing an industry focused piece is the next step in providing a valuable tool to communicate with trade partners. …