ORLANDO — At the International Fresh Produce Association’s inaugural convention Oct. 27-29, Bakersfield, Calif.-based Bako Sweet introduced its first-ever fully recyclable sweet potato bag.

ORLANDO — At the International Fresh Produce Association’s inaugural show Oct. 27- 29, Eden Prairie, Minn.-based Robinson Fresh, a division of C.H. Robinson, introduced an avocado pack that holds four pieces of fruit, each at a different level of ripeness.

ORLANDO — The Little Potato Company’s newest innovation is a purple potato that actually gets more purple when it’s cooked, said David Yurko, the company’s regional sales manager for Western Canada.

ELWOOD, Ind. — Red Gold, Inc., the world’s largest privately-owned tomato company, recently opened a new 250,000 square foot warehouse with leading edge technologies.

ORLANDO — Los Angeles-based The Wonderful Co. has added a new flavor to its line of no-shell pistachios.

ORLANDO — At the International Fresh Produce Association’s inaugural show Oct. 27-29, refrigerated dressing specialist Marie’s introduced a new squeezable bottle, the company’s first.

ORLANDO — In an Oct. 27 session of the International Fresh Produce Association’s inaugural convention, Anne-Marie Roerink, principal of San Antonio-based 210 Analytics, told attendees that the “rollercoaster ride” the produce industry has been on in recent years shows no signs of slowing.

ORLANDO — One of the silver linings of the COVID pandemic has been the increased importance consumers are placing on their health.

Kiwifruit supplier Zespri has announced it will be exhibiting at booth #2487 at the International Fresh Produce Association’s (IFPA) Global Produce & Floral Show Oct. 27-29 in Orlando, Fla.

At the International Fresh Produce Association’s (IFPA) first Global Produce & Floral Show, Pure Flavor will be showcasing its new Alonna Canary Melon.