Month: April 2018

The U.S. Apple Association (USApple) is calling the Environmental Working Group’s “Dirty Dozen” list both “inaccurate” and “harmful” to Americans. The report, issued annually, offers consumers an extremely biased view of various fruits and vegetables to avoid based on misleading and flawed reporting by the activist group. …

Litehouse, Inc. is focusing on millennials’ ingredient and flavor preferences with a special spring promotion dubbed “Make More with Less!” The promotion will support retailers and highlight OPA by Litehouse® Greek yogurt salad dressings, a line of full flavor dressings with fewer calories and less fat than other options. …

Last week Grimmway Farms President and CEO Jeff Huckaby was appointed to the California State Board of Food and Agriculture by Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. The board, which serves the interest of the state’s diverse agricultural community, consists of fifteen members selected by the governor to represent a broad range of agricultural commodities, a variety of geographic regions and both the University of California and California State University academic systems. …

Fresh produce leaders from three of the nations’ largest and most recognized grocery operations have been confirmed as panelists for the Retailer Roundtable at the third annual The Organic Produce Summit, on July 11-12 in Monterey, CA. …

Avocados From Mexico (AFM), today announced that it is partnering with Brighter Bites, a non-profit organization that helps create communities of health through fresh food. Beginning this spring, the No. 1 selling avocado brand in the U.S. is sponsoring fresh deliveries of avocados to schools across the nation, supporting up to 18,200 families. …