Southern Specialties Inc. is celebrating its 30th anniversary. The company was founded by President and CEO Robert Colescott in 1990. Colescott and members of the company were instrumental in pioneering specialty vegetables, working with chefs and foodservice distributors to develop year round sourcing for products ranging from French beans to baby zucchini.

Today, the company grows and imports, quality assured specialty produce grown in 10 countries throughout the Americas and offers more than 300 different SKUs. Southern specialties is a leading grower and importer of fresh green, white

MegaMex Foods, the maker of the Wholly brand, responsible for Wholly Avocado and Wholly Guacamole, has persevered since the pandemic hit and is doing its best to keep products on the retail shelves for its customers.

“There was a learning curve early on, but we have quickly adjusted and have become accustomed to our virtual work environment,” said Eric Gudgel, director of sales for the Orange, CA-based company. “Our focus has been on working with our retail partners to ensure their shelves are fully stocked. Overall, we are seeing growth in the category at retail, but with foodservice we are

In an effort to celebrate and highlight the work of California’s farmers, farmworkers, and everyone whose work helps to keep the food supply chain flowing, CA GROWN has marked October as California Farmer and Farmworker Month.

“This month was born out of the desire to thank our farmers and farmworkers for working tirelessly through the pandemic to keep food on the grocery store shelves,” said Cherie Watte Angulo, executive director for CA GROWN. “As communities sheltered-in-place, the industry quickly regrouped, supplying the proper PPE to the workforce and shifting food headed toward

C&S Wholesale Grocers Inc. named Bob Palmer as chief executive officer; he succeeds Mike Duffy.

“C&S has been a leader in the rapidly changing grocery industry for over 102 years. We will continue to drive innovation and adapt to the dynamic market conditions to better serve and support our customers,” said Rick Cohen, chairman of C&S Wholesale Grocers. “These unique times have required us to refocus our efforts and priorities.”

Palmer has more than 30 years of industry experience and most recently served as C&S’s executive vice president and chief procurement officer before his retirement

Village Farms is looking forward to PMA Fresh Summit and has a number of good things in store including new sustainable packaging options,  a new variety named Sensational Sara™,  a Serious Snacking project with Produce for Kids | Healthy Family project, as well as a number of other programs such as a fresh pick of certified Organic Sinfully Sweet Campari®, and an all new Texas Grown program.

Sustainable Packaging 

Village Farms is Good for the Earth® and now has sustainable packaging solutions to suit your needs.  Various size formats and materials are available for your favorite Village

Taking a giant leap toward its long-term vision of Plants Powering People, Bolthouse Farms announced a new line of plant-powered products: Bolthouse Farms Wunderoots, exciting new carrot-based "swaps" featuring Carrot Dogs, Carrot Fettuccine kits and Riced Carrot kits that provide consumers easy and delicious ways to eat more carrots. This launch follows the company's recent introduction of Bolthouse Farms Plant-Based Protein KETO beverage line and their Plant-Based Refrigerated Dressings.

"At Bolthouse Farms, we are driven by our passion to create a new way for people to eat and live