Value-added apples continue to feed foodservice
Eastern apples are quick to credit processors for giving them a big cut of the foodservice business.Eastern apples are quick to credit processors for giving them a big cut of the foodservice business.
View ArticleEastern apple growers fret about labor shortage
Fear of a lack of field workers for apple orchards in the eastern U.S. are an annual event, according to some grower-shippers in the region, and those fears persist this year.Fear of a lack of field...
View ArticleHomegrown apples drive sales at retail
Color and choice build sales of Eastern apples in retail stores, but nothing seems to draw shoppers more effectively than locally grown fruit, according to marketers.Color and choice build sales of...
View ArticleBig crop, big apples expected in the East
Optimal growing conditions have built the Eastern apple industry’s expectations for 2014 crop volumes at normal levels.Optimal growing conditions have built the Eastern apple industry’s expectations...
View ArticleJim Allen reflects on career in apples
New York Apple Association president and CEO Jim Allen plans to retire Jan. 2, 2017 – his 66th birthday.New York Apple Association president and CEO Jim Allen plans to retire Jan. 2, 2017 – his 66th...
View ArticleEastern Apples business updates
Wolcott, N.Y.-based Crunch Time Apple Growers has added Hess Bros. in Leola, Pa., and Niagara Fresh, Burt, N.Y., to its sales network, said Mark Russell, chairman of the marketing committee with Crunch...
View ArticleNew varieties add marketing spice to eastern apple business
Whether through club varieties like New York’s SnapDragon and RubyFrost or more-established commercial entries like Honeycrisp, gala, ginger gold and fuji, Eastern apple growers say they have apple...
View ArticleNew York Apple Association stays busy
The Fishers-based New York Apple Association plans to work with Produce for Kids on a retail dietitian program focusing on New York-grown apples.The Fishers-based New York Apple Association plans to...
View ArticleEastern apple growers optimistic despite early frost, dry spell
This year, East is West, where apples are concerned.This year, East is West, where apples are concerned.
View ArticleSliced apples help some cut path into foodservice
“McDonald’s recently sold its 2 billionth package of sliced apples.”“McDonald’s recently sold its 2 billionth package of sliced apples.”
View ArticlePennsylvania growers alter apple program
Apple grower-shippers in Pennsylvania are venturing into a new marketing realm this season, having voted to replace the old Pennsylvania Apple Marketing Program with a new Pennsylvania Apple...
View ArticleNew apple varieties begin to branch out
Two of New York’s newest apple varieties are on the cusp of major market gains, said Mark Russell, who helps lead Crunch Time Apple Growers, a grower cooperative with exclusive rights to the Cornell...
View ArticleEastern apple growers anticipate big-sized fruit
Larger fruit size is the dominant theme for the upcoming Eastern apple season.Larger fruit size is the dominant theme for the upcoming Eastern apple season.
View ArticleEastern Apples business updates
Business updates from companies featured in The Packer's Eastern Apples sectionBusiness updates from companies featured in The Packer's Eastern Apples section
View ArticleGrant designed to boost foodservice use of apples
Apple growers and shippers in the eastern U.S., and specifically New York, are trying to build further on an already-strong foundation of foodservice sales.Apple growers and shippers in the eastern...
View ArticleExport markets show promise for Eastern shippers
Eastern apple shippers say the export market is an important outlet, and its value is only increasing.Eastern apple shippers say the export market is an important outlet, and its value is only increasing.
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