Month: January 2016

Consumers looking to warm up this winter need to look no further than their favorite new apple variety, Piñata®, and Stemilt’s recently launched “Slice of Paradise” sweepstakes. Piñata® is Stemilt’s signature apple variety that boasts a classic apple flavor with a tropical twist. To celebrate the apple’s limited season, Stemilt is providing consumers with a chance to win a getaway for two to Maui, Hawaii by entering its online sweepstakes now through February 5, 2016. …

Lotpath, a leading provider of software apps to the fresh produce industry today announced the availability of Lotpath Inspector for iPhone and Android smartphones and tablets. Lotpath Inspector is the companion mobile app to the Lotpath Quality fresh produce quality management web app. …

A group of the major players in the Guatemalan produce import/export deal has formed the Guatemalan Produce Trade Association to advance Guatemala’s position in the industry and marketplace. The association will address subjects that affect growing, exporting, importing, handling and promoting of fresh produce from Guatemala. The Association, initiated at a meeting at PMA’s Fresh Summit, and intends to concentrate on a broad range of topics from logistics to promotion. …

Texas-based MountainKing Potatoes has introduced a new retail promotion focusing on its freshly harvested Butter Russets, an eight-week campaign featuring one of the company’s most popular varieties including a four-step process for creating the World’s Best-Tasting Homemade Potato Chips. …

Set in the great outdoors of the Texas Hill Country and just outside the doors of the JW Marriott, the Viva Fresh Produce Expo announces the first annual 5K Run and 1-Mile Wellness Walk on Saturday, April 2 starting at 7:00 am. …