The Southeast Produce Council will again join forces with FMI — The Food Industry Association — and unveil the 2021 edition of produce industry’s premier research, the Power of Produce, at Southern Exposure on April 7.

“We are excited to once again debut the Power of Produce to the industry during Southern Exposure,” said SEPC President and CEO David Sherrod. “This year’s study will provide unique insights into produce purchases throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, how the people of the produce industry shone and how we can improve as an industry moving forward.”

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Tarrytown, NY-based fresh fruit importer, Jac. Vandenberg Inc. has named winners in its first ever Sunrays Grapes Display Contest. The contest ran across various retailers under the Associated Wholesale Grocers Pearl River division from Jan. 13 through Feb. 6. Vandenberg encouraged stores to get creative with eye-catching, unique displays of its Sunrays grapes.

Winners of the contest were selected based on the highest Sunrays grapes sales as a percentage of their total produce sales and on their marketing efforts. The marketing efforts were judged on category visibility, good visual

National Nutrition Month is celebrated during March and the annual campaign, created by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, promotes nutrition education and invites the public to learn how to develop healthy eating habits and make informed food choices. This makes it the perfect campaign for the produce industry to take advantage of.

This year, the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, made up of 100,000 credentialed food and nutrition professionals, is encouraging consumers to recognize nutrition is not a one-size-fits-all endeavor. The new dietary guidelines presented by the USDA, and

One in 24 Americans will be diagnosed with colon cancer1, but early detection and eating a cancer-protective diet can reduce your risk. Pazazz apples is partnering with the Colon Cancer Coalition to remind customers to “make a booty call” and get screened. Playful “make a booty call” stickers will be placed on Pazazz bagged apples at retail outlets throughout the month of March and are designed to catch the customer’s attention. Retailers can also support the program with point-of-sale materials and digital assets.

According to the American Institute of Cancer Research®, there is evidence

NORTH BERGEN, NJ -- Anthony Serafino breezed through his company’s busy warehouse on a Monday morning in January, effortlessly shifting gears between speaking about EXP Group’s bustling business and directing workers who were busy building out an 8,600-square-foot expansion to the facility.

“This expansion will bring us to 62,000 square feet of warehouse space, and we just recently added 2,400 square feet of office space, so we are poised for growth,” he said.

EXP Group is a leading importer of Latin and tropical items, which it distributes throughout the tri-state area and beyond from its

You don’t have to go searching through United Fresh’s more than 100 years of history to find perhaps the greatest impact of its role as conduit of the produce industry. It’s been on full display during the past turbulent year and continues each day as the industry curator connects the perishable supply chain in innovative ways during the pandemic.

With in-person sales calls, trade shows, advocacy meetings on Capitol Hill, and other key face-to-face interactions sidelined, United Fresh decided to change the game, bringing industry players together virtually for new opportunities to form