Produce

Pure Flavor® recently launched our convenient and affordable, Pure Flavor® Fresh Kits™. Salsa, Caprese & Guacamole are the first three Fresh Kits to be offered in a shelf stable, fresh focused, and value added pack. These kits are designed to insure that all the necessary items are conveniently packaged together to create the fresh taste that your consumers are looking for. Pure Flavor® Fresh Kits™ were designed and extensively tested, giving you the perfect quantity and serving amounts that also reduces product waste and increases your valuable time. …

Gourmet Trading Company, North American distributor of fresh asparagus, blueberries and blackberries, has launched an online memorial page honoring the company’s late CEO and President, Chris Martin, who passed away on July 23, 2012. …

The United Fresh Foundation, through the Center for Food Safety & Quality, will conduct three installments of its popular Produce Inspection Training Program in 2013. These hands-on training sessions, executed in partnership with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing Service (USDA-AMS), are designed to help produce industry members better understand the breadth of the produce inspection process. …

Market Fresh Produce, revealed their new line of gourmet specialty potato products at last week’s PMA Fresh Summit in Anaheim, CA. Red and gold potatoes, including fingerlings as well as “B” and “C” size, will be offered in 24-ounce fresh pack poly mesh bags, along with microwave food safe plastic bags and 20-pound bulk cartons. …

PRO*ACT, America's leading distributor of fresh produce to the food service industry, announced the retirement of Chief Executive Officer, Steve Grinstead, who has loyally served PRO*ACT for the last eight years. Steve leaves behind a strong senior management team that he was instrumental in developing during his tenure.  Max Yeater, company president, will assume the majority of Grinstead’s duties. …