Joolies Brand Debuts at Expo West, Bringing Organic Medjool Dates Straight from Farm to Global Snacking Market

February 28, 2019 Joolies

Joolies, a new organic medjool date company is celebrating its official launch at Natural Products Expo West in Anaheim, California this March. The brand is a partnership between Venice Brands and the Kohl Family Farm.

NAPAR’S 20TH Annual Pete Class Memorial Golf Tournament Is Scheduled for May 11th

February 28, 2019 NAPAR

NAPAR’s annual golf tournament honoring the memory of produce industry leader Pete Class, the former CEO of the Class Produce Group is scheduled for Saturday, May 11, 2019. More than 100 golfers from the industry will tee-off at Royce Brook Golf Club in Hillsborough, NJ, in a shotgun start at 8:30 in the morning.

Bailey Farms Expands Acreage for DulceFina Peppers

February 28, 2019 Bailey Farms

Due to positive consumer reception of its DulceFina peppers, Bailey Farms, the leading shipper of specialty peppers in the country, announces expanded acreage for its premium sweet pepper line.

Fresh Express, Litehouse and NatureSweet Celebrate Easy-To-Love Salad Creations

Fresh Express®, NatureSweet® and Litehouse® are teaming up for a retail promotion that will highlight how consumers can combine quality salad ingredient staples to create fun and lovable salad creations. An exclusive promotion at Albertsons and its banners running Feb. 27 – March 12, 2019, the “I Heart Salad” retail promotion will include in-store product discounts and promotional pricing, recipe videos, an online sweepstakes and more.

Record Lows in Louisiana and Florida-and a Near Record High in Texas-Close Out 2018

February 27, 2019 Southern Shrimp Alliance

The Fishery Monitoring Branch of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries’ Southeast Fisheries Science Center released shrimp landings data from the Gulf of Mexico for December 2018 and January 2019.