March 1, 2021
Brighter Bites, a nonprofit organization that delivers fresh fruits, vegetables and nutrition education resources directly into families’ hands, announced its new supplier partnership with Mr Greens Produce Texas. The partnership is a strategic one that will support Brighter Bites in continuing to bring fresh food to Austin-area families.
Through this partnership, Mr Greens will collect produce from a variety of sources, then store, pack and deliver individual family boxes to participating Brighter Bites schools. Each box contains around eight unique items totaling 20 pounds. By tapping into Mr Greens network of trusted suppliers, Brighter Bites is able to add an assortment of new items to each box for the families to enjoy.
Sumo Citrus has marked its 10th anniversary in commercial production with in-store promotions and extravagant displays of the enormous and crowd pleasing citrus. Exceptionally sweet, Sumo Citrus is a hybrid of several citrus varieties, notably Navel, Pomelo and Mandarin, with the Sumo Citrus brand specifically marked by its remarkable size and easy to peel skin.
March 2, 2021
Bard Valley Natural Delights are an essential part of the Ramadan tradition as Muslims begin the daily ritual of fasting from sunrise to sunset. Ramadan lasts 30 days beginning April 12 and ending May 11. Past sales data indicate a retail sales volume spike of 57 percent during this period. Retailers are encouraged to begin building inventory on Bard Valley’s Medjool Dates to capture sales during this high-volume consumption period.
“April 1 is the ideal time for retailers to start merchandising, promoting and marketing Medjool dates to maximize sales for the Ramadan holiday,” said Neil Merritt, director of North American sales at Bard Valley Date Growers. “Retailers can realize double digit unit and dollar increases with our mini pallet and floor display shippers for all of our best selling items. It’s an ideal time to promote dates with displays in high traffic areas.”
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February 28, 2021
NORTH BERGEN, NJ Anthony Serafino breezed through his company’s busy warehouse on a Monday morning in January, effortlessly shifting gears between speaking about EXP Group’s bustling business and directing workers who were busy building out an 8,600-square-foot expansion to the facility.
“This expansion will bring us to 62,000 square feet of warehouse space, and we just recently added 2,400 square feet of office space, so we are poised for growth,” he said.
EXP Group is a leading importer of Latin and tropical items, which it distributes throughout the tri-state area and beyond from its warehouse facility, here.
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February 26, 2021
The Hunts Point Produce Market in the Bronx, NY is the largest produce terminal market in the world, seeing more than 210 million packages of produce trading annually, representing nearly $2.3 billion in sales.
The market supplies a wide range of produce items throughout the New York Metro and surrounding areas, reaching more than 23 million people.
“The market mirrors what goes on in New York and is just a melting pot of its own,” said Phillip Grant, general manager of Hunts Point. “You can find whatever you need and you get a little bit of everything.”
Between the 30 member firms at the Hunts Point Market, if someone isn’t able to get something, it’s a good bet that someone else will be able to fill that request.