After the success of last year’s Clean Eating Challenge, Viva Fresh launched its second annual health and wellness campaign Oct. 1. The challenge will continue until the 2021 Viva Fresh Expo on March 26-27, 2021 at the Gaylord Texan in Dallas.

Last year, what started as an idea for educational and promotional content became a success story of epic proportions. Best-selling author, TV personality and physician Dr. Ian Smith led four produce industry professionals — Ed Bertaud (IFCO), Michelle Cortez (Vision Import Group), Jed Murray (Tenaza Organics) and Tommy Wilkins (Grow Farms Texas) — as

It has been well reported that the produce department has done very well during the pandemic, and the organic sector is also registering solid gains.

That was the major takeaway from a “Retailer Insights” virtual event held by the Organic Produce Network on Wednesday, Nov. 11.  A pair of retailers — Scott Schuette, vice president of produce and floral for the Midwest-based chain Fresh Thyme Market, and Stew Leonard Jr., president and CEO of the New York area chain that carries his name – relayed their experiences over this eventful year focusing on the role organic produce has played.

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CMI Orchards is participating in a number of local community events this week, recognizing and celebrating local soldiers on Veterans Day. These activities are part of a series of ongoing American Dream promotions that are designed to give back to veterans, military members and their families. 

In partnership with Royal Produce, a small family-owned produce operation from Royal City operating in Pybus Public Market, CMI provided free apples for veterans from November 7-14.  

According to George Harter, Vice President of Marketing at CMI Orchards, participating in events and promotions that

Moxxy Marketing has expanded its West Coast team, adding Project Coordinator Hailey Terrones, based in California, to support clients throughout Western North America, including the western U.S., Canada and Mexico.

Terrones’ passion for merchandising and branding, as well as her prior experience at Grimmway Farms’ TRUE Organic Juices, drew her to fresh produce marketing with Moxxy, filling a key project management role supporting the marketing agency’s agriculture-based clients.

"It is a natural fit that Hailey joined Moxxy during a time we’re expanding both our California- and Florida-based

Mother Earth Organic Mushrooms is a fifth-generation farm that has decades of experiencing growing mushrooms. The company transitioned to organic growing in 1989 and was one of the first commercial mushroom farms to make the change.

“We have a heritage and a legacy of being an organic mushroom farm,” said Mark Kreiner, outside sales coordinator for Mother Earth. “Over the last few years, the family decided to broaden and increase offerings in the conventional side, and we’ve seen increases in both of those areas this year.”

Headquartered in Landenberg, PA, the company now has two separate

Amazon announced that tens of millions of Amazon Prime members will now have access to Key by Amazon’s In-Garage Delivery service in more than 4,000 cities across the United States. In addition to expanding in-garage delivery, Amazon is also launching Key In-Garage Grocery Delivery.

Beginning this week in five cities, this new service enables eligible Prime members to have their grocery orders from Whole Foods Market or Amazon Fresh delivered securely into their garage. The service will be available in select areas of Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Seattle before expanding to