avocados

Fresh Hass Avocados Ring in Holiday Retail Dollar Sales

April 5, 2022 The Hass Avocado Board

Avocado dollar sales during the fall and winter holidays of 2021 soared to new record breaking highs. The Hass Avocado Board’s (HAB) recently released holiday retail recap report details the retail dollar sales, volume, and average sale price for Hass avocados during the Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s Eve holiday weeks. The retail recap reported sales volume and retail dollar sales reached a combined 145 million units and $171.7 million during the fall and winter holidays. …

Calavo Introduces Brand Refresh to Support One Company Vision and Future Growth

April 4, 2022 Calavo Growers

Calavo, a global avocado-industry leader and provider of value-added fresh food, proudly debuts a brand refresh of the company logo, tagline and brand personality to fully support Calavo’s One Company vision. The new look and feel of the brand refresh are thoughtfully designed to signal an evolution of this legacy brand as Calavo looks to the future an innovator in the industry. …

Interko Announces Brand Name for New Ripening Room

April 1, 2022 Interko

Interko – the designer, manufacturer and installer of the most advanced fruit ripening technology on the global market – will launch its Containerised Ripening Room under the brand name Mobilo at Fruit Logistica 2022, when the world-leading trade fair reconvenes on 5-7 April in Berlin, Germany. …

Hass Avocado Board Enters 20th Year With Expanded Staff Roster

March 25, 2022 Hass Avocado Board

To keep pace with the growth of fresh Hass avocados sales, the Hass Avocado Board (HAB) has expanded its staff with four new additions. As research projects have nearly doubled in the past five years and promotion has been proven to play a fundamental role in expanding demand, the science-based expertise, marketing, and administrative support from these four hires will be instrumental in driving HAB’s vision to be America’s most popular and desired fruit by 2025.  …

FDA Releases Summary Report on Multi-year Processed Avocado and Guacamole Sampling Assignment

March 18, 2022 FDA

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration released findings from a sampling assignment that collected and tested processed avocado and guacamole from November 2017 to September 2019. The assignment sought to estimate the prevalence of Salmonella spp. and Listeria monocytogenes in processed avocado and guacamole as part of the FDA’s ongoing effort to proactively ensure food safety and prevent contaminated food from reaching consumers. …