Sage Fruit Announces Key Leadership Changes

January 15, 2024 Sage Fruit

Effective January 15, 2024, Steve Clement, the CEO of Sage Fruit Company, will assume the position of PNW Tree Fruit’s new CEO. PNW Tree Fruit owns approximately 6,000 acres of tree fruit as well as Legacy Fruit Packers (a Sage packer since 1999), Chelan Fruit (a Sage packer since 2022), and Manson Fruit. In addition to his new role at PNW Tree Fruit, Steve will become the Chairman of the Board of Sage Fruit. In this capacity, he will collaborate with the new CEO of Sage Fruit and continue to guide the company’s strategic direction.

Frieda’s Branded Produce Brings Luck and Abundance to Your Lunar New Year Sales

January 15, 2024 Frieda’s Branded Produce

Frieda’s Branded Produce is ready to celebrate the Year of the Dragon with you and your customers for the Lunar New Year, starting February 10. Along with an array of fresh items, they are excited to feature Honey Dragons® for their sweet flavor & golden color and Snow Dragons® for their texture and large size. Frieda’s looks forward to 2024 and a full year of dragon fruit success with a well-crafted and powerful program.

Peter Pan Seafood Announces Inability to Operate King Cove Facility for 2024 A Season

January 12, 2024 Peter Pan Seafood

We are saddened to inform our fishermen and the King Cove community that Peter Pan Seafood will not be able to operate our King Cove facility for the 2024 A Season. This is an unfortunate but temporary step. We will be open for the 2024 B Season, and we remain steadfast in our commitment to Alaska, our fleet, and the communities where we do business.

SNP Hosts Virtual Town Hall to Celebrate National Seafood Promotion Campaign Roll-Out

Seafood Nutrition Partnership (SNP) will update the National Seafood Council Task Force (NSCTF) members and the industry on the ‘Fall in Love with Seafood’ consumer campaign strategy at a virtual town hall. The meeting will be via Zoom on Thursday, February 1, 2024, at 4 pm EST/ 1 pm PST. Speakers will present 2023 accomplishments, campaign strategy, and showcase preliminary results from the Fall in Love with Seafood campaign roll-out at H-E-B this January.

Applegate Farms, LLC Partners with Tyler Cameron to Invite Fans Around the World to Reclaim Their Inner Meathead

January 12, 2024 Applegate Farms

APPLEGATE®, the nation’s leading natural and organic meat brand, has announced a partnership with television personality, entrepreneur and philanthropist Tyler Cameron in a video that encourages fans to flip the script on restrictive thinking regarding New Year’s resolutions and instead celebrate the smart protein choices they make daily. The partnership, announced last week through a Public Service Announcement-style video, invites consumers to embrace a new, uplifting definition for the insult, Meathead.