Month: January 2016

Though it’s just an hour south of California’s Silicon Valley, the Salinas Valley — better known for churning out lettuce and tomatoes than the world’s newest tech devices — might as well be a world away. In Silicon Valley, companies like Apple, Hewlett-Packard, Intel, and Google reign supreme. In Salinas, the biggest names are those of fruit and vegetable producers — Dole Foods, Chiquita, Driscoll Berries, Taylor Farms. But the distance between the two places could soon seem a little smaller, thanks in part to a new effort on the part of the agriculture industry to attract technology companies to the Salinas Valley. …

Crunch Pak, the sliced apple specialist, and Duda Farm Fresh Foods, the largest grower of fresh celery in the world, will be taking healthy snacking to the extreme as the companies team up to supply products to the X Games 2016 in Aspen, Colo.; Jan. 28-31. …

In support of its mission to increase the consumption of fruit and vegetables, Produce for Better Health Foundation (PBH) is pleased to announce the 14 Fruits & Veggies—More Matters® Retail Role Models and Champions for 2015. The outstanding efforts of these organizations will be formally acknowledged at an awards luncheon on April 6, 2016 during PBH’s Annual Conference: The Consumer Connection in Scottsdale, Arizona, April 4-6. …

Southern Specialties announced the company has started shipping asparagus from Caborca, Mexico. Excellent quality asparagus is available packed in both 28lb. and 11lb. cases. The company’s approximately 1600 acres under production in the Caborca area includes both conventional and organic asparagus. …