Month: May 2017

Now is an excellent time to enjoy winter varieties of USA Pears. While most consumers don’t associate USA Pears with this time of year, US Anjou, Red Anjou and Bosc pears are still widely available and eating great right now. (This is because, unlike fruits that ripen on the tree, these varieties of pears only ripen after several months rest in cold storage.) To encourage consumers to keep buying pears, Pear Bureau Northwest is launching the second annual #HowdoyouAnjou? social media contest. …

Boost complementary item sales by cross-merchandising products on fresh-area fixtures with Metal Cross Merchandisers, new from FFR Merchandising. …

On July 18th, 2017 at 1 pm, there will be a nomination meeting for Idaho delegates to serve on the Potatoes USA Board. This year Idaho has 9 open positions to fill. …

Seald Sweet International announced a newly appointed position to their sales and procurement teams today, bringing additional talent to the company in their Nogales, Arizona-based office. Scott Kosnik joined Seald Sweet effective May 22, 2017, as Commodity Manager, with focus on growth of the company’s programs in Nogales and Mexico. …

A major gap in sports facilities at the new Leamington District Secondary School (LDSS) that is due to open in September has prompted local greenhouse grower NatureFresh™ Farms to come forward in a major way. NatureFresh™ along with the Greater Essex County District School Board (GECDSB), and South Essex Fabricating Inc. announced Tuesday, May 30th a partnership to build ‘NatureFresh Field’ at the new school. …