Press Releases
Giorgio Fresh Company is pleased to announce and welcome Bryan Shelton as Vice President of Sales and Marketing. Shelton will be responsible for sales team leadership, marketing and business strategy.
In preparation for this year’s apple season, FirstFruits Farms has made it a priority to further develop their internal talent as well as onboard additional team members, to strategically improve the business and growth in the commodity.
For the eighth year, Titan Farms and Harris Teeter joined forces and donated peaches to Second Harvest Food Banks in Raleigh and Charlotte (NC). Over the past eight years, Titan Farms and Harris Teeter have continued to donate to the Peaches with a Purpose program. This year’s donation was especially impactful to local communities, with 76,000 pounds of peaches donated to local food banks, which is more than double last year’s donation.
FirstFruits Farms kicks off the 10th year of growing and selling the apple known as “Gala’s sweeter, crunchier cousin”.
Wholesum, Fair Trade Certified growers and shippers of organic fresh produce, announces their ten-year anniversary of Fair Trade Certification. As a value-driven company, Wholesum has always maintained a strong commitment to people and the planet through responsible practices including 100% organic production. In 2012, the company further solidified those commitments by obtaining Fair Trade Certification through the third-party certifier, Fair Trade USA.
Ever Tru Farms, a vertically integrated year-round supplier of premium strawberries and a division of Soave Hydroponics, is launching Phase Two of its expansion. The farm will expand an additional 15 acres (653,000 SF), bringing the farm to a total of 40 acres of production.
Four Star Fruit is a premier grower of year-round conventional and organic table grapes, committed to innovation and sustainable farming. The company forecasts an increase in red, green, and black grapes this year during the California season.
The company plans to showcase their full organic grape line-up at the 2022 Organic Produce Summit
The company plans to feature organic melons and grapes at the 2022 Organic Produce Summit
Wholesum, leading growers and shippers of Fair Trade Certified, 100% organic farm-fresh vegetables, published its annual Conscientious Company Report today. The report highlights the company’s commitments and achievements in social and environmental responsibility for 2021 using the company values of Integrity, Responsible Growing, People on the Move and Problem Solving as the framework to guide these efforts.
