LGS Specialty Sales Begins Sourcing Avocados From Jalisco, Mexico

LGS Specialty Sales, a leading importer of citrus, avocados, grapes, and persimmons, will begin sourcing avocados from Jalisco, Mexico immediately following the USDA-APHIS authorization last week.

Organic Program Expansion Gives Four Star Fruit a Year-Round Season

July 12, 2022 Four Star Fruit

Four Star Fruit is a family-owned and operated grower and marketer of high-quality conventional and organic table grapes. The company has expanded its organic program which now gives them a year-round assortment of red, green, black, and specialty varieties.

There’s Much More to Grapes Than Just Buying and Selling

Back in pre-pandemic days, we launched The Global Grape Summit to help the industry wrestle with these important issues. Now with product innovation spreading around the world, and across many products such as berries and apples, we are focused on finding post-pandemic ways to help the grape industry discover a path to delight consumers, increase consumption and boost profitability.

Fruit World Sees Strong Demand for Fragrant and Flavorful Heirloom Grape Varieties

July 8, 2022 Fruit World

Fruit World, a family-owned, flavor-focused grower-shipper of organic and conventional fruit, reports consumers are showing a nostalgic preference for full-flavor, aromatic grapes, especially seeded varieties. While Fruit World’s volumes will be up in 2022, demand is once again expected to exceed supply.

Hazel Tech Teams Up with Divine Flavor to Quality Protect Table Grapes

July 6, 2022 Hazel Technologies

Hazel Technologies, Inc., developer of USDA-funded Ag Tech products that protect and extend produce quality, announces a partnership with produce distribution company, Divine Flavor.