The Packing Pitch: Nutrition frustration
Marketing expert Lisa Cork has a look at the legume-free Paleo diet.
View ArticleThe Hass Horn: U.S. avocado supply outlook, 2015 and beyond
An experienced avocado industry veteran reveals his forecasts for the market's future and supply sources.
View ArticleQ&A: Total Produce on the changing dynamics of European produce markets
The head of Europe's largest fresh produce distributor says a prolonged Russian import ban would lead to structural changes, but is upbeat about prospects for berries, organics and exotics in...
View ArticleEditor’s Note: Fuerza Atacama – After the flood, a view from the mud
By Fresh Fruit Portal editor Matthew Ogg Septic water puddles and great piles of caking mud were my first impressions of Copiapó, the political and economic hub of a Chilean region three weeks into...
View ArticleOpinion: Fruits and vegetables are becoming barbecues’ main event
Frieda’s Specialty Produce's CEO Karen Caplan talks about what unconventional food can be grilled in the backyard this summer.
View ArticleOpinion: Waging war on ‘healthier’ foods
Lisa Cork says it's interesting to see just how much sugar is prevalent in the average 'healthy' Western diet.
View ArticleQ&A: Naturipe CEO “bullish and optimistic” about berry future
"In my mind we're only going to see more blurring of the traditional retail channels for fruit," says Naturipe CEO Dwight Ferguson.
View ArticleQ&A: Early West Coast crops and pack flexibility in the spotlight
Oppy's Jason Fung looks at the summer campaign ahead for BC blueberries, and is upbeat about Aussie citrus and New Zealand kiwifruit.
View ArticleThe Ogg Blogg: A tourist’s taste of Turkish horticulture
On holiday meant no emails, no interviews and no stories, but no fruit and vegetables? You don't go to Turkey to escape the produce industry.
View ArticleOpinion: There’s more to the pollinator story than neonics
California Citrus Mutual's CEO Joel Nelsen believes 'salient points' were omitted from the long-awaited White House strategy to improve pollinator health.
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