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With the holiday season just around the corner, and anticipation surrounding this week’s 2011 PMA in Atlanta already building, it’s the perfect opportunity for Sunlight International Sales to debut their latest colorful merchandising program – PRETTY LADY FOR THE HOLIDAYS! …

A custom built, one of a kind, Musical Harvest strawberry themed guitar will be auctioned on Facebook by Colorful Harvest to raise awareness of childhood food allergies. The unique guitar has been signed by country music superstar Trace Adkins, whose own daughter suffers from severe food allergies. All proceeds from the auction will be donated to the Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network (FAAN) to support their programs and services in food allergy awareness, advocacy, education, and research. …

OAG Global announces its debut import season with a prominent stake in the Peruvian Table Grape Category. With shipments of Peruvian Table Grapes scheduled to deliver to customers from November of 2011 through March of 2012, the company is able to supply the marketplace with superior quality fruit at a time when there is high global demand for reliable table grapes. …

There is a new place on the internet where national and international fruit traders do business. This website has taken an approach to online trading which is unique in the world: rather than regarding an online sale as a transaction, tacler approaches it as a mutual agreement reached via communication. Instead of facilitating transactions the way Ebay does, tacler primarily offers trade communication. …

Dole Food Company, Inc. today announced that it has acquired all of the capital stock of the parent of SunnyRidge Farm, Inc., one of the top fresh blueberry companies in the United States. SunnyRidge also sources and sells blackberries, strawberries and raspberries. …