VOL. 54 | No Tricks, All Treats




Articles in This Issue


November 2020 Just For Fun - Answers

Feeling Stumped? Maybe you just want to confirm if you got the right answers. No worries, take a look below to see if you were able to complete our puzzles.

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The Architecture of the Plate: Planting Seeds with Dan Barber and Michael Mazourek

The renowned Chef and Restaurateur partners with this Cornell expert, cracking open a new venture to shift the plate paradigm…

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Libations for All Occasions: Autumnal Apple Amusement

See how our very own Lilian Diep is whipping up seasonal cocktails that will make cross-merchandising a breeze...

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My Favorite Things: Kiah Ruvalcaba, Marketing Director, Fowler Packing

From skydiving to true crime, this marketing maven doesn't hold back from taking chances as she shakes things up for Fowler Packing's category-breaking brand...

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A Closer Look at Church Brothers Farms Ready Sides™

Cauliflower has officially stepped in for macaroni and cheese....

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A Toronto Tour de Force: A Q&A with Chef Massimo Capra

How is this tour de force aligning with changing demands? The entrepreneurial food artist finds the silver lining in today's constraints...

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A Closer Look at Giorgio Fresh Shredded Portabella Mushrooms

Meatless Mondays have become a regular occurrence in my household as I adhere to a fresh-forward lifestyle. Consumers with buying behaviors like mine are growing by the day—I like to think of us as...

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A Closer Look at The Little Potato® Company Packaging Refresh

Fresh, natural, convenient, and eye-catching—this is the philosophy behind the new packaging concept The Little Potato® Company is unveiling for its Creamer potatoes. By combining these value...

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A Closer Look at 4Earth Farms™ Organic Mini Sweet Peppers

Peter Piper picked a pack of packaged peppers, where’s the pack of packaged peppers Peter Piper picked? Considering this picker stems from a time of soil and sustainability, it’s likely to be found...

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A Closer Look at Bako Sweet® Organic Sweet Potato Steam Bags

It’s the night before Thanksgiving. A panicked shopper wanders the aisles of the grocery store, hunting for foods that will win over their in-laws. Doubt and fear begin to take over, until they...

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A Closer Look at Fair Earth Farms™ New Retail Salad Line

The first time I tried the new Fair Earth™ Farms’ Coconut Cashew Crunch bagged salad offering, I was immediately inspired to stop jotting down all my notes on the eating experience and just enjoy...

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A Closer Look at Pure Flavor® New Uno Bites™ Cucumbers

As Alan Cumming once put it, sometimes in order to think BIG, you have to think small. I, for example, thought of cucumbers as a crucial addition to many dishes and charcuterie boards. I have...

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A Closer Look at Mucci Farms Paper Top Seal Packaging

A writer once said, “Home and heaven are not so far separated as we sometimes think. Nay, they are not separated at all, for they are both in the same great building.” When I think of Mucci Farms,...

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A Closer Look at Mastronardi Produce® Yowzers!™ Red Chili Peppers

For those of us experiencing a season of colors cooling into a dormant slumber, red commands attention. It draws the eye, awakens the extreme, and brings an edge to just about anything. It’s no...

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A Closer Look at BelleHarvest’s New Apple Cartons and Packaging

Changes in packaging trends are par for the course in the fresh produce industry. Not only do consumers want sustainable and eye-catching packaging—they expect it. Rolling out two new formats to...

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A Closer Look at Chelan Fresh Holiday Rockit™ Shuttle Pack

I love fresh produce that is dressed to impress. Personally, I love it even more when it walks the fine line between intriguing the eye with strategic packaging and letting the product speak for...

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A Closer Look at Stemilt’s Farm + Famous Tote Bag

Solution-oriented, rustic, and eye-catching? Check. Premium fruit varieties? Check. COVID-19-aware and ready? Check!...

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A Closer Look at Peri & Sons Farms New Organic Packaging

What is life without a little onion? Not as flavorful, in my opinion, and flavor reigns in our industry. So, to help push the flavor train to the buy-side station, Peri & Sons Farms has come...

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WTF Do I Do With Superfresh Growers® Autumn Glory® Apples

Recipe created by Nosh & Nourish for Superfresh Growers®

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