Goldenberry Farms has been awarded U.S. federal trademark protection for its Sweet Sugar Mango mark, a pocket-sized miniature mango with a thin, edible skin. This follows similar protections being granted to the company in various other international markets, including at origin in Colombia. The unique brand of miniature mangos with sweet, red flesh and fragrant eating experience has been gaining popularity now for several years with consumers in Canada, Asia and Europe, and will make a much-anticipated debut in the U.S. market the second week of April. These small mangos are non-GMO and

Coast Citrus Distributors, doing business as Coast Tropical, is enjoying a good start to its 2023 season and expects the remainder of the year to be just as fruitful. “There’s been a lack of cold weather and overall, we’re happy,” said Isabel C. Freeland, vice president at the San Diego-based company. “It may not be as good as other years margin-wise; costs have gone up in California with new higher rates per hour, and freight has been extremely high, but we just keep trying to adapt and go forward.” The company has a long history dealing with Mexican mangos, and have been growing at a steady

El Grupo Crespo is seeing a good start to the 2023 Mexican mango season, with excitement about a large, high-quality crop and a new item in its lineup: organic dried mangoes. Nissa Pierson, who handles marketing for the company’s Crespo organic and RCF conventional mangoes, said favorable weather in southern Mexico is leading to optimism for this season’s crop. “Fruit set has been really good, and there are expectations for a really big crop this year,” she said. “You don’t really know until you get into the actual regions, but we know there have been major bloomings and a good portion of

Colombia’s Sugar Mango Association is preparing for the first entry into the U.S. market, with arrivals beginning the second week of March. Preparations for entry to the U.S. market have been under way for several years, and consumers will finally get their first taste of this sweet, pocket-sized mango with a full marketing and social media campaign titled, “We’re Small, Sweet, and Easy to Eat.” These naturally grown “pocket mangos” easily fit in the palm of a hand, and are unique due to their ability to be eaten with their skin, making them an ideal treat for kids or anytime snacking. Sweet

The National Mango Board wants you to smoothie out your routine with mango! There’s no time like the present to get going on sustainable routines and there is no fruit like mango to help you do it! Available year-round, the versatile mango is the perfect addition to your meal plans no matter your goals. Creating routines and healthy habits can not only be enormously beneficial for your overall well-being but also help to facilitate goal achievement (read more about the benefits of ‘routine’ from the Berkeley Well-Being Institute here). If you’re trying to be healthier this year or simply

The National Mango Board is offering a limited number of Honey and Rounds display bins to both U.S. retailers and U.S. mango shippers on a first-come, first-served basis. The 2023 Honey bins are ready to ship, while the Rounds bins will be ready to deliver in March. The first-come, first-served bin program is designed for shippers to provide mango bins to retailers that are not receiving bins through their account managers at the NMB — if they don’t know their consultant they can reach out to Tammy Wiard. Prior to ordering, shippers should check the list of retail partners to avoid sending