Honeycrisp apple volumes are up 22% year over year. Retail prices, however, are lower, and retailers only saw a 4.6% dollar increase in Honeycrisp sales.
Stemilt Growers and the Produce for Better Health Foundation have partnered on a pop-out merchandising display feature the foundation’s Have A Plant consumer message.
Chiquita Brands International is sponsoring a marathon near its hometown of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, supplying runners with bananas along the way and encouraging them to recycle the peels when they’re done.