Produce

NOT JUST ANY PEACH…A JERSEY FRESH PEACH! is the theme of the New Jersey Peach Promotion Council's grocery store display contest, celebrating August as Jersey Fresh Peach Month…. with a $500 cash prize for the best display, an I-pod as second prize and a digital camera as third prize. …

PodPonics, an innovative, Atlanta-based produce company, announced today that it has signed a lease with the Atlanta Development Authority (ADA), as agent for the Atlanta Economic Renaissance Corporation, to relocate and expand to Southside Industrial Park. Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed and Atlanta City Councilmember Joyce M. Sheperd have strongly encouraged PodPonics’ arrival in the area, which is situated under the flight path of Hartsfield-Jackson Airport. …

Washington state's strawberry season is coming late because of the cold, wet weather. “We've seen a late season before and we've had delays before. But this is the latest we’ve ever seen it,” says Gary Remlinger, owner of Remlinger Farms in Carnation, one of many Washington farms affected by the weather. …

Posie Packer announces that is has developed a new website www.producebaglabeler.com to reflect the response to the Posie Packer produce bag labeling machine. …

RedLine Solutions has partnered with Gary Fleming, a leading expert in traceability for fresh produce, to offer PTI consulting to companies who need strategic guidance on PTI implementation planning. The combined resources and services of RedLine and Gary Fleming can help customers make sense of PTI; including how it will impact how they interact with trading partners, changes in their information systems needs, and the changes needed for their current operations to become PTI compliant. …