Produce

A unique looking fruit, being marketed under the trademark ‘Papple™’, took a journey from New Zealand orchards to thousands of miles away in England earlier this year.   The variety is now being evaluated in test blocks near Yakima, Washington. …

T.M. Kovacevich – Philadelphia, Inc operates a wholesale produce distribution company out of the ultra-modern Philadelphia Wholesale Produce market. TMK presently sells a very wide selection of premium fruits and vegetables to retail and food service accounts located primarily from Virginia north to New York. This category manager position for organics is a new position with the company. The individual chosen to lead this this new department will be expected to build the organic business with both our present customer base as well as develop new customers. …

Seeking to meet the needs our membership, the Georgia Fruit & Vegetable Growers Association recently announced plans to expand its current GA GAP Food Safety Program services with additional food safety consultants and with plans to develop microbial sampling, training, and custom sampling plans. …

Grapple® Brand Apples are back for the new season. As one of the very first flavored apples to market, they come with great anticipation. …

Zespri Kiwifruit teamed up with New Zealand Trade and Enterprise for the prestigious yacht race, America’s Cup, to showcase a top selection of New Zealand products to the food and beverage industry in San Francisco. San Francisco, similar to New Zealand, is known for being sustainability-driven and environmentally conscious; both areas are also responsible for igniting culinary trends for the rest of the world (e.g. Alice Waters from the Bay Area and Al Brown from New Zealand).  …