The plant-based food industry has exploded in the past decade, but COVID caused or, at the least, revealed some challenges to the category’s future growth. To help shed some light on where it’s headed, Arlington, Va.-based FMI – The Food Industry Association has extended its highly successful “Power of” series of studies to include plant-based.
The International Fresh Produce Association — a marriage of the two biggest US fresh fruit and vegetable industry associations: the Newark, Del.-based Produce Marketing Association and the Washington, D.C.-based United Fresh Produce Association — will host its first Global Produce & Floral Show Oct. 27-29 in Orlando.
On its main farm in Yerington, Nev., Yerington-based Peri & Sons Farms plants the Nevada White and Sweetie Sweet branded onions the company is best known for, in addition to other onion varieties, said Teri Gibson, Peri’s director or marketing and customer relations.
In an online survey conducted by OnePoll for Veggies Made Great, 1,000 millennial parents of school-aged children answered questions about their typical vegetable consumption habits.
In celebration of its 20th anniversary, the Hass Avocado Board (HAB) recently held an award ceremony to recognize its numerous industry leaders across the globe with the theme “Making it Happen.”
Puratos UK has strengthened its fruit filling offerings with the acquisition of Fourayes, the UK’s largest fruit processor and commercial jam manufacturer for bakeries, desserts and dairy.
Fresh produce grower, marketer and distributor Oppy is set to deliver 6.2 million packages of Brazilian Cotton Candy grapes by the end of 2022, a new record for the company. Oppy plans to continue to increase volume throughout the next few years.
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