Month: June 2015

Pure Flavor is pleased to announce their three successful wins during the 9th annual R.E.A.C.H. International Greenhouse Competition in Leamington, Ontario this past weekend. For the second year in a row, their Gourmet Baby Mini Cucumbers were awarded for Best Overall Mini Cucumbers and Best Overall Cucumbers. Their newest item which is most popular within their younger demographic, Poco™ Bites cocktail cucumbers, was also awarded with the Kid’s Choice Award. …

The NJ Peach Buyers Guide for 2015 has been dedicated to Mr. Dan Haynicz former owner and operator of Haynicz Bros Orchards in Monroeville Gloucester County, according to Santo John Maccherone, Chair of the New Jersey Peach Promotion Council (NJPPC),   The Buyers Guide is an essential tool for retailers, wholesalers, distributors and any other entity dealing with Jersey-grown peaches.  Topics cover storage and handling, hydrocooling, quality grading, peach and nectarine varieties and dates of availability.  It also lists grower-packer members with the facilities and services they provide and sales contact information, as well as growers who sell directly to consumers. …

The Canadian Produce Marketing Association has been hosting town halls for the produce industry across Canada for the past two weeks. There has been a tremendous response from the industry, with 80 to 100 participants on average in each region. Town Halls covered important issues to members and partners ranging from increasing consumption of fruit and vegetables to food safety. Town Halls also featured moderated retail panels with industry leaders from major grocery chains. …

Peri & Sons Farms® will continue their partnership with The Produce Mom® for the third year in a row. Peri & Sons passionately grows white, red, yellow, sweet and organic onions year round. …

Ambrosia™ and KIKU® brand apples continue to be bright spots in the apple category according to the latest retail scan data available from Nielsen Perishables Group. Data released this week shows that for the four weeks ending May 23, 2015 total U.S. sales of Ambrosia™ had the strongest growth rate (+157%) among the top 10 apple varieties. Ambrosia was one of only two apples—the other being Honeycrisp—in the top 10 to show an increase in dollar volume performance. …