Healthy Family Project’s annual back-to-school campaign wrapped in early October with impressions topping 224 million and social media reach seeing more than 24 mm impressions. This year’s campaign focused on lifestyle content and how nutrition and food impact and play a role in the everyday lives of families. The program, now in its ninth year and in partnership with seven health-conscious brand partners, has raised more than $180,000 to benefit children and families with greater access to fresh fruit and vegetables. This year, partners donated $14,000, to support the International Fresh

The National Watermelon Promotion Board, named winners of its annual Retail Merchandising Contest, which garnered more than 120 entries from various retail chains, independent retailers and commissaries throughout the U.S. and Canada. This year’s contest — the 14th since its inception — continued to utilize mixed media marketing efforts in addition to in-store displays. The contest started in July to honor National Watermelon Month and ran throughout the month of August to encourage and identify retailers who are showcasing watermelon’s benefits including health, value and versatility

Ark Foods, a modern-day farming company bringing bold flavors and a new take on veggies to the produce aisle, will highlight its recently launched Chopped Salad Kits that aim to reimagine staples in the bagged salad set. All non-GMO project verified, the refreshing new salads will be featured front and center during the Global Produce & Floral Show, Oct. 27-29. Four crave-worthy SKUs make up the new line, and each one is composed of totally clean, plant-based ingredients. Every kit features low-anxiety, pre-washed greens that are ready to eat. The four flavors are: Sweet Kale Lemon Poppyseed

Giorgio Fresh is gearing up for the IFPA show in Orlando, FL, this year and is ready to sample the newest flavor in its stuffed mushroom line extension: garlic parmesan. As part of its commitment to leading the category in innovation and insights, the company has an extensive research and development department that explores ingredients and flavor trends within the marketplace. Based on this research, Giorgio formulates products to reflect consumers' growing interests. “We have a very active product development pipeline. Throughout the year, we aim to showcase our innovation through our

Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc. launched its newest pineapple product in North America: Grandissimo Gold. As the latest addition to Fresh Del Monte’s line of pineapples, Grandissimo Gold is a larger-sized pineapple offering the same quality, sweetness and nutritional benefits of a traditional Del Monte Gold Extra Sweet pineapple at a greater value. Chock full of fiber and vitamin C, Grandissimo Gold offers consumers approximately 25 percent more fruit than standard pineapples — up to three meals and five servings. This allows for versatility for creative cooking and is ideal when serving larger

Avocados From Mexico is kicking off its national shopper marketing campaign for the big game featuring football legend, Deion Sanders and his fiancée, award-winning TV and film producer Tracey Edmonds. Because the big game deserves the tastiest promotion ever, the couple partnered with Avocados From Mexico to create their favorite guac recipes, and the brand is inviting shoppers to vote for their favorite in the Tasty Good vs Good Fat Delish showdown. To take the goodness up a notch, the couple will go head-to-head with their next-level guac recipes for the #AlwaysGood in-store promotion