Automation and innovation drive a strong 2024-25 pear season for Stemilt

From automation to varietal breakthroughs, one family-run orchard is redefining how pears get from tree to table.

October 06 , 2025

IBO Summit 2025: A resounding success in South Africa, paving the way for sustainable blueberry growth

October 03 , 2025

DiMuto and Intel partner up to power offline low-energy AI-enabled fruit quality control

By digitizing every carton and removing connectivity barriers, this alliance is enabling warehouses to run smarter, faster, and greener operations. 

October 03 , 2025

Driven by innovation, Salix Fruits gears up for market expansion to Asia and the Middle East

The company arrived at Fruit Attraction 2025, with one primary mission: to widen its network of industry partners and stakeholders. 

October 03 , 2025

Department of Labor shifts H-2A wage method and adds skill-based categories

The International Fresh Produce Association (IFPA) applauded the department's interim final rule, which updates the methodology for calculating wages of H-2A workers.

October 03 , 2025

Westfalia Fruit wants to develop your new favorite avocado

The company just unveiled the world's largest variety library, with over 140 unique cultivars. The initiative will tap into customer input to create varieties that better adapt to consumer trends and preferences.

October 03 , 2025

Amazon Grocery, the e-commerce's new private food label has 1,000+ products—including produce

The new label houses products ranging from milk and olive oil to fresh produce, meat, and seafood, with most offerings priced under $5 and rated four-stars or higher.

October 02 , 2025

Sunkist Growers and Fruit Growers Supply Company join forces in strategic reorganization

October 02 , 2025

Homegrown Organic Farms expands import program with berries from Mexico, Peru, and Chile

October 02 , 2025

True sustainability comes from functional, high-performing fresh produce packaging, report says

The newly published Sustainable Produce Packaging Alignment (SPPA) consortium report states that a unified, waste-less packaging industry can only be achieved by prioritizing the lifespan and composition of fresh produce packaging, rather than its end-of-life fate.

October 02 , 2025