Month: May 2015

More than the iconic crop of citrus grows in the state of Florida. That’s the message Debra May, international marketing representative from the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS), headquartered in Tallahassee, would like attendees at the London Produce Show to know. This message will be underscored by Elise Price and Bonnie Braich, export specialists at Arvila LLC, an export company based in Palm Beach Gardens, which will display Florida-grown lychees and tropical fruits at the FDACS booth. …

AJ Trucco, Inc. (Trucco), the year-round distributor of kiwifruit and other fresh produce, is thrilled to announce that for the first time it is offering Gold Kiwifruit of the Jintao variety from Chile. …

Ocean Mist Farms will sponsor the Castroville Artichoke Food and Wine Festival as it returns to the Monterey County Fairgrounds May 30-31 to celebrate California’s official state vegetable. …

Produce Pro Software is releasing its brand-new Quality Control App, which allows users to perform product inspections, capture product images, and generate inspection reports, all without extra steps or messy paperwork. …

Vitamin Cottage Natural Food Markets Inc., a Lakewood, Colo., based natural grocery chain, is recalling two lots of Natural Grocers brand Macadamia nuts as the product has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. …