Shop Talk

Mountain View Fruit Sales' George Matoian Discusses Early Start to California Table Grape Season

Harold Paivarinta Spotlights Red Sun Farms™ Empress Tomatoes Expansion

Mastronardi Produce® Wins CPMA Packaging Innovation Award for SUNSET® Tomato Branch™; Paul Mastronardi Comments

HMC Farms' Chelsea Ketelsen Discusses Belcanto™ Grapes and Plumsicles™

Why Great Produce Still Fails in Today’s Market; Phil Gruszka of Gruszka Consulting Details the Needed Shift

Grimmway Produce Group Launches New Corporate Website; Ken Silveira and Dana Brennan Comment

The GIANT Company Announces 2026 Healing the Planet Grant Program; Courtney Hopcraft and Heidi Pedicone Comment

Five Crowns Marketing Announces Changes to Sales Leadership Team; Bill Colace, Tyler Colace, and Daren Van Dyke Comment

WINDSET FARMS® Showcases New Product Innovations at CPMA 2026; Ryan Cherry Comments

Idaho Potato Commission Earns Top Honors at 2026 Best of NAMA Awards; Jamey Higham Comments

Investing in the Next Generation: Grimmway Produce Group Celebrates 38 Scholarship Recipients in 2026; Ken Silveira and Dana Brennan Comment

Zespri Launches New Brand Platform, Grown for Good; Kok Hwee Ng Comments

Berry Fresh Brings Full Premium Berry Portfolio to CPMA; Laudan Chaffin Details

On Earth Day, Continental Fresh Calls Attention to the Lasting Impact of Clean Water Infrastructure; Albert Perez Comments

Ten Acre Marketing Takes Two First-Place Awards at Best of NAMA 2026; Leah Halverson Comments

Calavo Unveils Patriotic Packaging to Commemorate America’s 250th Birthday; Gordon Breschini Comments

Family Fare Celebrates ‘Spring Refresh’ with Major Remodels Across Calhoun County; Tony Agostino Comments

Oishii Unveils New Formats, Price Points, and Packaging, Expanding How Consumers Experience Its Signature Berries; Hiroki Koga Comments

Kroger Launches Pearl Street Academy; Tim Massa Comments

California Table Grape Commission Awarded $2.2 Million Through America First Trade Promotion Program to Expand Global Promotions; Ian LeMay Comments

CPMA 2026 Convention and Trade Show by the Numbers

IFPA’s The Retail Conference Tackles Packaging Pressure Head-On with New EPR Session; Vonnie Estes Comments

Avocados from Peru Honors Stephen J. Barnard and Bob Lucy with Global Leadership Award; Xavier Equihua and Jose Antonio Castro Comment

Berry Fresh Partners with ALBION SC Santa Monica to Promote Healthy Lifestyles Through Nutrition and Movement; Laudan Chaffin and Federico Bianchi Detail