Tozer offer a wide range of high-quality celery varieties for the primary growing season. Tozer has been at the forefront of celery varietal development since it established the world's first commercial F1 hybrid celery variety.

 Tozer breeds for yield, resistance to bolting, good flavor, field-holding ability and disease resistance. Its commitment to excellence drives Tozer to introduce exceptional new varieties year after year. Many of Tozer’s newest varieties have been created specifically for the United States’ various climatic growing regions.

"We are proud to offer a wide range of

A new report examining where and how shoppers choose to buy groceries online found that while the overall base of average monthly users in the U.S. has increased by nearly 3 percent, the online penetration of supermarkets declined by 2 percent in 2022 compared to 2021 levels.

The report, Profiling the Online Shopper: eGrocery Purchase Patterns in the U.S., dives deep into the four major grocery retail formats — Supermarkets, Walmart, Target and Hard Discount — to analyze how household penetration, spending and order frequency for eGrocery orders have shifted between 2021 and 2022 by income

FreshEdge acquired Testa Produce, a produce and specialty food company headquartered in Chicago. For more than 110 years, Testa Produce and the Testa family have been serving customers in Illinois, Wisconsin and Indiana, distributing fresh fruits and vegetables, including an array of fresh-cut offerings, dairy, meats, seafoods and specialty foods.

Testa Produce is LEED Platinum Certified and operates out of a state-of-the-art 91,300-square-foot facility that features the most up-to-date green technologies to utilize energy generation and water conservation.

The acquisition enhances FreshEdge

After a rough winter with erratic weather conditions in many growing areas, it looks like the spring crop is ready to be moved from the fields to the stores. The vegetable category is now opening up in many areas whereby the growers and shippers are ready to help retailers move the product through the system.

Bell Peppers: Central and south Florida and the west are shipping product now. Mexico's supply is very light with a moderate demand and a slightly higher market.

Cucumbers: Supply out of Mexico is good with promotable prices and good quality.

Sweet Corn: Looks like there is a good

During the month of April, The United Family donated 50,000 pounds of apples to food banks and food pantries across Texas and New Mexico.

In the first 12 years of the Take a Bite Out of Hunger program, United Family stores have donated more than half a million pounds of apples and fed more than 167,000 families. Now in the 13th year, the company continues to add to that total.

“The United Family feels very blessed to be in the position to be making these donations for the thirteenth year in a row,” said Joseph Bunting, produce business director for The United Family. “We know just how

The New England Produce Council announced a new venue for its annual golf tournament this summer: the Waverly Oaks Golf Club in Plymouth, MA. The golf tournament will take place on Tuesday, July 25.

"We are excited to bring our event to the exclusive Waverly Oaks Golf Club," said NEPC President Tom Murray of Roche Bros. "On behalf of the council, we would like to personally invite you and your associates to join us at this great event."

The day will begin with a barbecue lunch and a golf shopping experience, "which allows you to select your player gift item," said Murray. Following lunch and