Generation Farms Adds Mike Harris to Lead Watermelon Sales Team

October 29, 2020 Generation Farms

Generation Farms has added produce industry veteran Mike Harris to their expanding sales team. Harris recently joined the leading grower-shipper of organic and conventional onions, watermelon, and other fresh fruits and vegetables as Watermelon Sales Director.

Country Fresh Recalls Watermelon

October 5, 2020 FDA

Country Fresh is initiating a voluntary recall of a limited quantity of watermelon chunks from select stores as a precautionary measure due to a possible health risk from Listeria monocytogenes detected on equipment used in packing this product. FDA made these findings during a recent inspection.

NWPB Spring/Summer Foodservice Campaigns Find New Ways to Promote Watermelon

Partnering with both quick service and full service national chains in the spring and summer months, the National Watermelon Promotion Board (Board) focused on takeaway- and delivery-friendly options to not only include watermelon on the menu, but keep it top of mind with their customers.

Watermelon Board Launches 2020 Recipe & Carving Challenge

Unlike in year’s past where consumers were asked to create and submit an original watermelon-focused recipe, in 2020 NWPB tasks fans with putting their own unique spin on existing recipes and carvings found on the newly relaunched watermelon.org website.

Watermelon Retail Merchandising Contest Call for Entries

The National Watermelon Promotion Board (NWPB), invites all retail chains, independent retailers and commissaries to submit entries to their 12th annual Watermelon Retail Merchandising Contest.