Rainier has just hit the second peak for its premium late Summer<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">cherry season. The company has finished up Rainiers and Bings and is<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">now harvesting Sweethearts and Skeenas. Rainier, which grows in<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">Washington, is currently harvesting from border to border and supply<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">and volume are great. Suzanne Wolter, Director of Marketing, tells<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">AndNowUKnow, "For retailers, it is the perfect time to market for<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">second peak cherries. There will be three solid weeks of great<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">promotions, campaigns, in-store tastings, and increased sales."<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">Regardless of a punishing heat wave and the most challenging market<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">conditions in over 15 years, Clifford Produce has entered the peak<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">season with good quality and excellent supplies on all hot house<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">categories, including cucumbers, beef steak tomatoes, mini cucumbers,<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">TOV's and sweet bell peppers. Clifford Produce operates 130 acres of<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">greenhouse in the Leamington, Ontario area. Tony Coppola, Sales<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">Manager, told us that "Despite fighting a poor market all year,<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">quality and supply are right on track."<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">
