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1 month ago | 
thepacker.com | Jennifer Strailey |Christina Herrick |Jim Wiesemeyer |Armand Lobato
The Ontario Fruit and Vegetable Growers’ Association recognized George Gilvsey with its Merit Award during its annual general meeting, recognizing Gilvsey’s contributions and commitment to excellence representing greenhouse vegetable growers. The association presents the award to an individual or organization that has made outstanding contributions to Ontario’s fruit and vegetable sector in strategic leadership, technical input or innovation, and/or dedication to the industry.
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2 months ago | 
thepacker.com | Armand Lobato |Jill Dutton |Tina Caputo |Katie Humphreys
H-E-B has opened a new e-commerce fulfillment center in Houston, a project that the retailer says further expands its commitment to integrate innovative technologies that drive omnichannel growth and provide a more convenient and better shopping experience for Texans. The 100,000-square-foot stand-alone facility will support H-E-B curbside and home delivery orders throughout Houston and surrounding cities, according to a news release.
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2 months ago | 
thepacker.com | Jennifer Strailey |Tyne Morgan |Jim Wiesemeyer |Armand Lobato
BERLIN — Organizers of Fruit Logistica 2025 say the global fruit and vegetable trade show drew more than 91,000 people from across the world. The event, which took place Feb. 5-7, also featured an array of out-of-this-world fresh produce, including some exciting offerings in grapes and berries. Aiming to create more value for the grape category, Bloom Fresh shared its initiative to develop a consistent brand for Cotton Candy grapes globally.
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2 months ago | 
thepacker.com | Jennifer Strailey |Tyne Morgan |Jim Wiesemeyer |Armand Lobato
BERLIN — Innovation was everywhere at Fruit Logistica 2025, including the latest solutions for grower-packer-shippers from BeeHero, Apeel and Clarifresh. BeeHero, a data-driven precision pollination company, shared more on its Pollination Insight Platform, which launched last fall, and to the apple industry earlier this month.
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Jan 24, 2025 | 
thepacker.com | Tom Burfield |Christina Herrick |Armand Lobato
Mr. Greens Produce, a distributor of produce and specialty food items to the foodservice industry, says it has acquired Parishables Food Service, facilitating its entry into the Atlanta market and expanding the service capabilities of both companies. Founded more than 20 years ago, the Atlanta-based Parishables Food Service specializes in distributing fresh produce and dairy throughout Georgia. The company was owned by Jason Hartwell and Tommy Bullington.
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Jan 24, 2025 | 
thepacker.com | Tom Burfield |Christina Herrick |Armand Lobato
SanLucar says it will showcase new concepts and innovations, as well as its product portfolio of over 100 attractive products, at this year’s Fruit Logistica, to be held Feb. 5-7 in Berlin. The international company will present itself with its master growers in a double exhibition area with a main stand and showroom in Hall 27, at stands D51 and D60, according to a news release.
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Jan 24, 2025 | 
thepacker.com | Tom Burfield |Christina Herrick |Armand Lobato
University of Florida researchers have come up with a “promising” — albeit somewhat far off — solution to the citrus greening crisis that has threatened the state’s citrus industry for the past 20 years. Scientists have developed a genetically edited tree that kills baby Asian citrus psyllids, the vector that transmits citrus greening disease, also known as huanglongbing or HLB.
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Jan 24, 2025 | 
thepacker.com | Christina Herrick |Tom Burfield |Armand Lobato |Jill Dutton
Procacci Bros. says company President Michael Maxwell after 43 years of dedicated service. CEO J.M. Procacci informed employees in early January about Maxwell’s decision to retire, according to a news release. “As Mike Maxwell’s retirement approaches on Jan. 31, I want to take this opportunity to thank him for his remarkable leadership and unwavering dedication to Procacci Bros. and to my family,” Procacci said. “I am deeply grateful to him beyond words.
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Jan 24, 2025 | 
thepacker.com | Christina Herrick |Tom Burfield |Armand Lobato |Jill Dutton
With the impending new moon, Natural Delights says it is preparing its retailers with 2-, 5- and 11-pound date boxes to satisfy the demand driven by shoppers preparing for Ramadan. Based on the lunar calendar, observance begin Feb. 28, but stores are advised that celebrators will start acquiring dates in mid-February to have a surplus for the month of festivities ahead, the brand said.
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Jan 24, 2025 | 
thepacker.com | Christina Herrick |Tom Burfield |Armand Lobato |Jill Dutton
Third-generation grower Shay Myers may not have expected to find himself in front of a camera growing up on his family’s farm, but he’s made a name for himself as @shayfarmkid, amassing nearly 647,000 followers on TikTok. Myers, also the CEO of Parma, Idaho-based Owyhee Produce, shared the role that social media plays in modern agriculture on this episode of the “Tip of the Iceberg” podcast.
