Month: May 2015

A powerful portfolio of fresh produce products and an ability to ship delicate freight from anywhere in the world to Europe is what Robinson Fresh and CH Robinson will showcase to attendees at the London Produce Show. …

The California Agricultural Export Council (CAEC) returns to the London Produce Show for its second year in an effort to grow market share in the UK for California-grown Medjool dates. The CAEC, based in Sacramento, CA, is a non-profit organization that works with California-based agricultural associations as well as with the USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service to market and promote California food products in the U.S. and in select global markets. One of the CAEC’s members is the California Medjool Date Council. …

Representatives from the North Carolina Department of Agriculture (NCDA) are eager to showcase the quality products the state produces at the London Produce Show and Conference. Nick Agostini and Kelly McIver, the NCDA’s assistant director of marketing and international marketing specialist, respectively, say they look forward to opening new markets for products such as North Carolina-grown sweet potatoes, melons and berries. …