Millennium Pacific strengthens West Coast supply with California Grown snacking tomato program
Millennium Pacific Greenhouses is spotlighting its growing portfolio of California Grown snacking tomatoes, a core category that continues to accelerate in consumer demand across the West Coast.
Windset Farms receives FortisBC 2025 Efficiency in Action Award
Windset Farms has been named a FortisBC 2025 Efficiency in Action Award winner. FortisBC is an energy utility that provides natural gas to homes and businesses across British Columbia. This recognition highlights the company’s commitment to energy efficiency and its proactive approach to sustainable, innovative growing.
IFPA strengthens global sustainability leadership, connections
As part of the International Fresh Produce Association's strategic commitments to both growing its worldwide influence and future proofing the industry through programs and initiatives on topics such as sustainability, the organization has returned from the 2025 United Nations Climate Change Conference (or the Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC) having forged deeper connections with global policymakers focused on climate, sustainability, food systems and quality, and nutrition security.
Delaware Valley Floral Group announces acquisition of Georgia State Floral Distributors’ Savannah and Augusta locations
Delaware Valley Floral Group LLC announced that it has acquired Georgia State Floral Distributors, a family-owned floral distributor with operations in Savannah and Augusta, GA.The acquisition supports DVFG’s ongoing growth strategy and its commitment to serving retail florists, event designers and mass-market floral professionals nationwide. The addition of Georgia State Floral Distributors strengthens DVFG’s presence in the Southeast and complements its existing cold-chain fleet delivery service from Maine to South Carolina, as well as service across the Midwest.
Bonipak names Scott Cruciger as its CEO
The Bonipak Family of Cos. named Scott Cruciger as its new CEO. Cruciger brings over 20 years of experience in the ingredients industry across food & beverage, industrial, pharmaceutical and agricultural markets. He has held leadership roles in multiple business sectors including operations, supply chain, commercial and strategic management."I am honored to join Bonipak and lead this incredible organization," said Cruciger. "I look forward to building on the strong foundation established and working with the talented team to drive continued innovation and growth."
Market Minute: Promote tomatoes to greatly boost sales
The tomato category is one of the top sales volume contributors in the produce department. Tomato sales for a 52-week period were a whopping $4.8 billion. That’s a whole lot of sales the category provided for retailers. Conventional tomatoes generated $4.5 billion with organic tomatoes at $325 million.
Bland and Weber kick off Gameday Sweetness promotion
Bland Farms, a leader in sweet onions, is teaming up with Weber to bring flavor and excitement to football season for this year's Gameday Sweetness promotion. Designed to engage shoppers, inspire game-day meals and drive produce department traffic, this brand-new partnership is designed to help retailers score big sales.
Continental Fresh expands Water For All clean-water efforts ahead of annual trek
The leadership behind Continental Fresh has long believed that fresh produce can — and should — do more than feed people. It can improve lives. That philosophy sits at the center of the company’s Water For All initiative, which directs a portion of proceeds from every labeled box of mangos to fund clean-water and sanitation projects in rural Latin America.
Lipman puts fresh-cut front and center
Lipman Family Farms is spotlighting its expanding fresh-cut capabilities at New York Produce Show and Conference. Attendees can find its conveniently cut and packaged produce solutions at booth No. 416, Dec. 2-4 at the Javits Center. Lipman is attending the three-day event to celebrate the depth of its fresh-cut lineup and connect with its Northeast partners. From fajita and bruschetta mixes to salsa, Bell peppers, onions and more, Lipman’s fresh-cut products are processed at the peak of flavor and innovatively packed to maximize food safety and shelf life.
2025 was a year of growth for Ben B. Schwartz & Sons
It was a big year for Ben B. Schwartz & Sons, a long-time trusted name on the Michigan Produce Terminal.