Produce

Crystal Valley Foods is opening Crystal Valley West, Inc., in Los Angeles, CA.effective October 15, 2012. Crystal Valley West, Inc. represents a majorexpansion for Crystal Valley Foods to the West Coast to enable us to better serveexisting customers that we currently service from our Miami facility, and it will also enable us to expand our customer base and add a new facet to our sales…direct market sales.

…

Scottish potato producer, Albert Bartlett, announced plans to target growth in the U.S. market, after partnering with supermarket giant Wal-Mart to supply its Rooster brand of potatoes. …

Fresh-cut produce and fresh foods marketer Ready Pac is putting the final touches on preparation for its participation at the Produce Marketing Association (PMA) Fresh Summit in Anaheim, Calif., October 26-28. The company will feature several recent new product innovations and will unveil a new design for its exhibit booth (#1502). The new design focuses on fresh innovations, and aligns with Ready Pac’s brand image and the new look and feel of Ready Pac’s website and social media marketing. …

Alsum Farms & Produce will release Alsum Microwave Russets and Alsum Microwave Sweet Potatoes in mid-October 2012. Each package contains a single pre-washed potato that consumers can simply place in the microwave. The Russet potato cooks in just 8 minutes and the sweet potato cooks in just 7 minutes. …

Sobeys has completed construction of their world record-setting display, featuring a final total of 92,500 pounds of Prince Edward Island potatoes, on Wednesday, October 3rd at their retail location on University Avenue in Charlottetown.  This sets a new, unofficial world record for the size of a potato display, eclipsing a previous record of 80,000 lbs previously set in the United States. …