Month: October 2017

Foster-Caviness has been awarded multiple major competitive contracts totaling up to $93,750,000 through the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) to provide fresh fruits and vegetables to soldiers and school children throughout North Carolina. …

Nancy Bryner of Richmond, Virginia, joined the sales team as the Southeast Regional Sales Manager/ Foodservice Manager and will manage the southeast sales for the industry giant. Sean Frisby, formerly of Pismo Beach, California, relocated to Salinas after accepting the newly created position of Director of Category Management & Trade Marketing.  …

Avocados From Mexico (AFM), the number-one selling Avocado brand in the U.S., will be showcasing their latest initiatives and partnerships along with the industry premiere of the short film, Avocadoland™, at the upcoming PMA Fresh Summit Convention & Exposition in New Orleans, Louisiana from October 19-21, 2017. …

How do you like your daily apple? Do you slice a crisp Fuji at lunchtime and dip it in a side of nut butter? Perhaps you end your day on a sweet note with a warm piece of apple crumble? This apple season, USApple wants to know how consumers enjoy their #AppleADay. …

Your life is packed with everything from carpools to work to kids and pets to errands and more – and it’s hard to eat healthy when you are juggling so much. Ready Pac Foods, the brand that helps give you the freedom to eat healthier, has packed you lunch with the launch of their new Fresh Prep’d™ Soup Kits and Fresh Prep’d™ Wrap Kits. The two new innovative lines, each a complete lunch you prepare yourself in minutes, were created for health-conscious, yet time-starved, flavor-seeking consumers, and can be found in the refrigerated produce or deli case where you buy groceries. …