Westfalia Fruit announced the opening of its newest Fresh Distribution and Ripening Center in Winston-Salem, NC. The strategic expansion, developed in partnership with Foster USA, strengthens Westfalia Fruit’s presence along the Eastern Seaboard while enhancing access to ripe-and-ready avocado programs across the Mid-Atlantic region.

The new Winston-Salem FDC features Westfalia Fruit’s state-of-art avocado ripening rooms equipped with advanced, digitally controlled technology to deliver consistent, customer-specific ripeness. The facility also includes sophisticated storage and packing

As February closes, it is becoming clear the Arizona-California desert deal is running approximately three weeks ahead of schedule.

A combination of earlier rainfall followed by sustained above-average temperatures accelerated crop development across much of the Yuma region. Fields matured faster than anticipated, compressing harvest windows and tightening the overall production curve. While crews are still cutting and sheds are running steadily, the calendar is effectively ahead of itself.

When the desert season advances this quickly, it reduces the cushion that typically exists in late

Wonderful Pistachios has announced a collaboration with chef, TV personality and author Eitan Bernath in celebration of World Pistachio Day on Feb. 26. This partnership combines the brand’s No Shells Unsalted variety with Bernath’s culinary expertise to create an elevated, approachable pasta dish for home cooks: Lemon Butter Spaghetti with Whipped Pistachio Ricotta.

The collaboration kicked off on Instagram and TikTok featuring a recipe video of how to cook the original pasta dish using Wonderful Pistachios. The partnership also included an intimate World Pistachio Day dinner party where

The Eastern Produce Council is excited to host its annual gala on Saturday, April 18, at the Liberty House in Jersey City, New Jersey. Founded in 1966, this year's celebration marks a major milestone for the organization: its 60th anniversary.

For six decades, the council and its members have united to create memorable industry events and support charitable causes within the produce community. In addition to its philanthropic efforts, the council established a leadership program to cultivate the next generation of industry professionals.

While much has evolved over the past 60 years, the

Millennium Pacific Greenhouses announced the launch of its new California Grown Cucumber Program, delivering premium greenhouse-grown Long English, Mini and Coastal Cukie-Bites snack-sized cucumbers to retailers and consumers across the West Coast year-round.

Rooted in the strength of its advanced greenhouse facility in Tehachapi, CA, the program reinforces Millennium’s commitment to surety of supply, consistent quality and regionally grown freshness. The strategic expansion enhances the greenhouse grower’s ability to serve retail and foodservice partners throughout California and neighboring

Food Lion Feeds is launching its annual three-week Orange Bag campaign in stores and online, inviting customers to turn a bag of fresh, delicious navel oranges into care for their communities.

Since the campaign began in 2019, Food Lion customers have helped provide more than 41 million meals through the purchase of specially marked Food Lion brand orange bags and customer donations. The Orange Bag campaign runs Feb. 25–March 17 and benefits Feeding America and partner food banks throughout the towns and cities Food Lion serves.

Customers can support the campaign by purchasing specially marked