avocado

Tomra Food to highlight future-proofing avocado production at Global Avocado Congress

The Global Avocado Congress, to be broadcast live online from Melbourne and London on July 7, comes at a time when growers cannot plant avocado trees ... continue reading »

Kronen showcases new equipment for avocados, peppers, fruit, vegetables at Fruit Logistica

Kronen showcased numerous new and existing produce processing lines at Fruit Logistica 2022 in Berlin in early April. Although attendee numbers wer... continue reading »

Terra Exports launches in-house brand of avocados with purple packaging

Terra Exports has launched its own, in-house brand of avocados, titled Avolicious.  The private label launched one month ago and has been well rec... continue reading »

Mission Produce opens 262,000-square foot facility in Laredo

Avocado leader Mission Produce celebrated the opening of its largest forward distribution center, located in Laredo, Texas, on Sept. 29. A M King p... continue reading »

Mission Produce expanding avocado operations with new Laredo facility

Integrated design-build firm A M King has begun construction of a 262,000-square-foot ripening and cold storage distribution center for Mission Produc... continue reading »

¡Yo Quiero! Brands announces new facilities in Texas, Mexico

¡Yo Quiero! Brands — a Texas-based guacamole, salsa and queso producer — has announced the opening of a distribution facility in Rhome, Texas, an... continue reading »

Tropical Fruit Congress in Europe to focus on avocados

The 2020 Tropical Fruit Congress will focus on a rising star in Europe: the avocado. The event, to be held Sept. 8-10, during Macfrut in Remini, It... continue reading »

Food Trends Watch 2020: Beets, mushrooms and fermentation

Each year, Produce Processing visits international trade shows around the world to get a handle on the next big food trends. Some trends spark consume... continue reading »

Concord Foods adds in-store display for avocado packets

With the growth of the avocado industry, Concord Foods is focused on differentiating its produce companion packets for retailer avocado and holiday di... continue reading »

New Avocado ripeness meter set for December release

Felix Instruments' new Avocado Quality Meter F-751 soon will be available to post-harvest communities. The ripeness meter, available through QA Sup... continue reading »