Chiquita announced its exclusive collaboration with Joester Loria Group, a leader in the licensing industry. JLG will serve as Chiquita's official licensing agency, working to expand the brand’s reach and create brand extension opportunities. The company said this collaboration signifies a significant step for Chiquita.

For more than 150 years, Chiquita has been producing great-tasting, superior-quality bananas. Now, Chiquita expands its horizons into licensing by tapping JLG’s expertise in strategic licensing and brand development to enter into diverse product categories.

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With increasing consumption of fresh produce as its top priority, on Nov. 15, International Fresh Produce Association CEO Cathy Burns and Vonnie Estes, vice president of innovation, attended a roundtable meeting focused on U.S. and Canadian consumer food affordability with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The meeting was hosted by Michael Janis and the San Francisco Market.   

“To drive consumption of fruits and vegetables, we must continue to create preference for produce and increase access, which includes ensuring affordability,” said Burns. “We are grateful for Prime Minister

Lineage, one of the leading temperature-controlled industrial REIT and integrated solutions providers worldwide, celebrated the grand opening of its newest facility in Houston on Nov. 14.

Houston ColdPort is strategically located near the Jacintoport Terminal at Port Houston, a leader for the Houston Ship Channel and an integral component of Houston’s international trade activity.

Spanning approximately 315,000 square feet, the new facility marks the sixth location in Lineage’s greater Houston network and is designed to support many customer profiles and business needs, complementing the

Western Growers and S2G Ventures have announced the winner of the 2023 AgSharks Pitch Competition, with Climate Robotics earning an equity investment offer of $250,000 from the event's judges.

Climate Robotics is a developer of mobile biochar production systems for commercial agriculture. Biochar is a carbon-negative soil amendment made from waste biomass that helps reverse global climate change. When biochar is applied to agricultural soils, it boosts crop yield, water retention and nutrient retention. Globally, biochar production has the potential to durably sequester up to 2 billion tons

The online grocery market increased by 5 percent versus last year, ending October with $8.2 billion in sales, according to the latest monthly Brick Meets Click/Mercatus Grocery Shopping Survey. Higher average order values, especially in delivery, offset a slowdown in total order volume for the month. In addition, mass continued to experience gains in its monthly active user base, AOV and order frequency versus a year ago, illustrating how current financial conditions are likely affecting households’ online grocery shopping behaviors.

While the number of households receiving one or more online

Three reasons for celebrating the Thanksgiving holiday are family, food and grateful blessings. It was modeled after the Pilgrims who shared the harvest feast in 1621.

The American tradition is celebrated around the family dinner table with turkey, potatoes, cranberries and pumpkin pie. Today, other vegetables are included such as asparagus, broccoli, Brussels sprouts and cauliflower.

Include these popular cooking vegetables in your holiday advertising promotions.

Asparagus: Good holiday promotional item, but plan early because there will be a big draw for Thanksgiving. The Peru supply is