The retailer will be sourcing Ontario greenhouse-grown strawberries from Mastronardi Produce on a year-round basis under its Your Fresh Market brand.

Ontario growers are advised that fees are increasing effective November 1, 2022. It’s the first bump since 2008.

Headquartered in Kingsville, Ontario, Mastronardi Produce summarizes its record-breaking expansion in 2022, adding more than 350 acres to its North American network. The company now has growing capacity in eight U.S. states.

The World Potato Congress has announced that Ellen Kouwenberg is the new incoming executive director, replacing outgoing general manager Brian Douglas.

The globe’s second largest frozen potato company has revealed that net sales have improved 14 per cent compared to the previous year’s quarter. Confidence in South America is marked by the increase to 90 per cent ownership in a venture in Argentina.