Produce

Lipman, North America’s largest field tomato grower, continues to grow with the acquisition of Legend Distributing in Phoenix, Ariz. …

River Point Farms, America’s largest onion producer, announces the company broke ground on a new 70,000 square foot whole onion packaging facility featuring state-of-the-art equipment on November 3, 2014.  When complete, River Point Farms will operate over 95,000 square feet of whole onion packaging and shipping facilities at the company’s headquarters in Hermiston, Oregon. …

Awe Sum Organics, the largest importer of Organic Apples and Organic Kiwifruit in North America, has just kicked off the second season of their exclusive Organic Peruvian Grape Program. The first Organic Green Seedless Sugraones arrived in mid-November, and quality reports have been outstanding. …

This holiday season Ready Pac Foods, Inc. has launched a series of innovative solutions for the dinner table to share with the people who matter most, helping to turn a simple meal into special moments and traditions. Ready Pac’s latest innovations, the Cranberry Pomegranate Complete Salad Kit, Autumn Harvest Complete Salad Kit, and Thai Complete Salad Kit, will make holiday meals easy and delicious, so family and friends can focus on what matters most – enjoying their time together. …

United Fresh Produce Association released the Q3 2014 edition of the FreshFacts® on Retail report, which examines overall retail trends in produce. The report shows that, during this quarter, fruit and vegetable volume remained steady compared to the previous year, while dollar sales increased slightly due to a small increase in average retail price. …