VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — Exhibitors at the Canadian Produce Marketing Association Conference and Trade Show talked about upcoming seasons, renewed connections and new packaging during the event held April 23-25. The team at CMI Orchards is gearing up for cherry season. “We’re super excited for cherries,” said Danelle Huber. “There will be significantly more tonnage of cherries.”Branded apple varieties, too,...

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — New innovations, product availability and sustainability efforts are among the highlights of some of The Packer's booth visits during the Canadian Produce Marketing Association Conference and Trade Show, April 23-25.At the Gem-Pack Berries/Well-Pict booth, Michelle Deleissegues and Madu Etchandy said CPMA was the first time both companies exhibited together since the companies’ partnersh...

Tops Friendly Markets has acquired five New York stores that had been owned and operated by Supermarket Management Inc., one of the company’s longstanding franchise partners, according to a news release. The acquisition includes four full-service Tops stores in Depew, Lockport, South Buffalo, and Buffalo’s west side as well as one Tops Xpress store in Lancaster, N.Y.The newly acquired stores will remain open and cont...

The California Strawberry Commission hosted its annual Strawberry Legislative Reception in Sacramento, Calif., bringing together California strawberry growers and legislators to discuss the current and future state of the industry.The reception builds on a long history of collaboration between elected officials and CSC on the industry’s behalf, according to a news release. Growers and industry members met with C...