Month: January 2017

The Equitable Food Initiative (EFI), a nonprofit organization that brings together workers, growers and retailers to produce safer, more responsibly grown fruits and vegetables, today announced that Alpine Fresh, Inc. has received its first farm certification for two locations in Puebla, Mexico. Alpine Fresh will begin distributing the first organic and conventional French beans and organic broccoli with the EFI Responsibly Grown, Farmworker Assured™ label this month to the western United States. …

LoBue Citrus’ Super Nova mandarin orange, a new variety with a rich balance of sweet and acid flavoring, was featured in the Los Angeles Times earlier this month announcing its first season of commercial availability. Super Nova mandarin oranges are seedless with tantalizing aromatics that will make them proven winners at retail.  …

“We were not surprised that President Trump has officially withdrawn from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade pact. As we know, Congress was not likely to confirm the agreement in any case. But now is the time to move past anti-trade rhetoric and begin the process of building consensus for the key portions of the agreement that had been negotiated in the TPP." …

Spring is right around the corner, and Stemilt is looking to the festive St. Patrick’s Day celebration on March 17th to promote its vibrant and high-quality crop of larger-sized Granny Smith apples. The company will place a decorative leprechaun sticker on its “Apple Lover’s” 5lb. pouch bags to help retailers promote everyone’s favorite green apple alongside St. Patrick’s Day, while simultaneously driving up the average purchase size through the 5lb. grab-and-go bag. …

Market Fresh is excited to announce the following new hires. …