avocados

WP Produce Launches Tropical Fruit School Lunch Pilot Program with its Desbry Tropical Avocados and Red Dragon Fruit

November 28, 2023 WP Produce

WP Produce—a Miami-based and family-owned grower, packer, and shipper of Desbry® brand tropical fruits and roots—brings colorful, flavorful, and nutritious innovation to school lunch with its Tropical Fruit Pilot Program. Introduced at Fort Wayne Community Schools, one of Indiana’s largest school districts, WP Produce’s first tropical fruit menu items include Desbry® Tropical Avocado Guacamole and Red Dragon Fruit. …

CAC Successfully Petitions USDA, Hass Avocados Removed as Host in Oriental Fruit Fly Quarantine

November 7, 2023 California Avocado Commission

On September 27, 2023, the United States Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service and the California Department of Food and Agriculture established an Oriental Fruit Fly (OFF) quarantine in San Bernardino and Riverside Counties, California, The OFF quarantine area, which includes avocado production regions, listed Hass avocados as a host, which was inconsistent with USDA’s Mediterranean Fruit Fly and Mexican Fruit Fly host lists that do not include Hass avocados. …

World Groves Welcomes Billy Pemelton Jr. to the Team

October 5, 2023 World Groves

World Groves out of Santa Maria, Ca. is pleased to announce the newest addition to their team. Billy Pemelton Jr., will be joining the sales team as National Sales Manager. …

Retailers Sell 27 Million Additional Avocados During Second Quarter Holidays

September 28, 2023 Hass Avocado Board

Spring and summer holidays generated higher avocado unit sales compared to 2022 according to the recently released holiday retail recap report from the Hass Avocado Board (HAB). Easter, Cinco de Mayo, Memorial Day, and Father’s Day contributed a combined 27.5M incremental avocado units versus the prior year. …

Westfalia Fruit USA to Unveil Zero-Plastic Packaging for Its Avocados

September 13, 2023 Westfalia Fruit Group 

Recognized globally as the #avoexperts, Westfalia Fruit USA is showing its commitment to sustainability through action. The largest global avocado company recently launched a 100% plastic-free bagged avocado program in the United States, alongside a one-of-a-kind partnership with CIRT (Can I Recycle This), a recycling technology platform. Westfalia Fruit USA will showcase new sustainable packaging solutions for its quality avocados at Southern Innovations in Charlotte, N.C. this week.  …