Month: September 2017

We’ll let the photos tell our story in glorious Pacific Northwest style: As fall settles into the Hood River Valley, 2017’s pear harvest for Oneonta Starr Ranch Growers and Diamond Starr Growers is progressing beautifully. …

Crunch Pak®, the sliced apples specialist, will unveil a refreshed package design and feature its award-winning new product, Apple Rings, at the Produce Marketing Association Fresh Summit in New Orleans. …

Wegmans Organic Orchard is home to dozens of varieties of organic fruits and vegetables including apples, table grapes, peaches, strawberries, leeks and others. What that means for the grocery store chain and its customers is that they are pretty much guaranteed to find fresh, locally grown organic produce at Canandaigua, Pittsford and Perinton stores. But on a broader scale, Wegmans has for some time worked with partner farms to develop, grow and supply organic produce to each of its 93 stores. …

September is National Potato Month, schools are back in session and it’s a great time to participate in the Salad Bar Challenge. Since the Potatoes USA Salad Bar Challenge began in July 2015, the United States potato industry has donated 276 salad bars to the national Salad Bars to Schools program1 . This makes potatoes the largest contributor from the produce sector. …

Meijer has found a perfectly-imperfect fit for customers interested in reducing food waste and sacrificing aesthetics for savings. …