Grimmway Farms' Sara Oliver has been promoted to chief people officer, a new position within the company’s executive leadership team. In this role, Oliver will be responsible for leading all aspects of human resources strategy and operations, and will oversee development of the company’s annual Environmental, Social and Governance report.

Oliver will continue to direct all areas of human resources for the company, focused on expanding opportunities for employees within the organization, recruiting and retaining exceptional talent, enabling a flexible and diverse workforce, and empowering a

By meeting challenges of the past year head-on through flexibility and forging ahead into the 2021 Idaho potato season with an innovative and focused marketing strategy, the Idaho Potato Commission anticipates continued growth in retail and is hopeful for an uptick in foodservice.

According to Ross Johnson, IPC international marketing director, overall popularity of potatoes among consumers was maintained during the 2020 COVID-19 lockdown and saw a definite retail bump as restaurants closed at least temporarily.

The Commission responded to the marketplace changes, he said, by providing

POM Wonderful launched a social media cocktail contest dedicated to supporting local bars that were impacted by pandemic closures. The competition will put bartenders’ mixology skills to the test as they create cocktails using POM Wonderful 100 percent pomegranate juice. Five winners will each designate a deserving bar to receive a $10,000 cash prize and year’s supply of POM Juice.

Mixologists across the country are encouraged to highlight the sweet-yet-tart taste of POM Juice and enter the #POMCocktailContest. Entrants will be tasked with developing a signature POM-inspired cocktail and

With harvest in full swing throughout the four growing regions of the Pacific Northwest, the pear industry released the first official estimate of the 2021-22 fresh pear crop for Washington and Oregon: 16.1 million standard box equivalents, which is very close to the four-year average.

“Pear growers are reporting an excellent quality crop this season with some saying it is the best they have seen in a decade,” said Kevin Moffitt, president and CEO of Pear Bureau Northwest. “The fruit finish for this year’s pear crop is outstanding with beautiful shape and high sugars. These attributes make

Walmart Inc. has partnered with Meredith Corp.,  a multi-platform media company reaching nearly 95 percent of women in the U.S., to help millions of families plan and prepare meals faster and more easily through AI-powered meal planning, shoppable recipes, visual search, chatbots and more.

The partnership pairs Meredith’s expertise in food content, hyper-local consumer insights and proprietary technology platform with Walmart’s wide customer reach, omnichannel presence, deep product assortment, convenient shopping experience and delivery options. This is the latest strategic addition to

After much industry buzz in 2020, Verdant Technologies announces the roll out of its HarvestHold Fresh product life extension solution to the produce industry, after receiving EPA registration in early September. HarvestHold is a 1-MCP-based post-harvest solution that extends the usable product life of fruits, vegetables and flowers by an average of 40-50 percent and significantly reduces wastage in perishable supply chains. Verdant’s floral life extension solution, HarvestHold Bloom, was made available to global floral markets in late 2020. Verdant plans to offer HarvestHold in all 50 states