Available in a 40-pound carton or 2-pound bag, the Los Angeles-based grower-packer-shipper says the California flat sweet onions cater to both retail and foodservice customers.
With sweet onion sales accounting for 35% of the onion category, retail promotional efforts involving endcap displays, bins and cross-merchandising can increase market share, says the marketer's vice president of sales.
With Vidalia onions soon heading to supermarket shelves, retailers have options to enhance their marketing, and the Vidalia Onion Committee and Certified Angus Beef will feature a summer grilling series on social media.
Following Shuman Farms’ acquisition, the company now has 2,800 acres of Vidalia onions in the ground and has solidified itself as one of the largest grower-shippers in the industry, says John Shuman, president and CEO.
Morning Kiss Organic says it will have organic Eastern-grown red, yellow and white onions, along with hand-cultivated organic Vidalia onions, this spring. The onions will join its lineup of organic summer vegetables.
JC Cheyne sells over 70 different items, including a variety of potatoes and onions, to more than 80 retail, foodservice and wholesale establishments throughout California.
Onion industry veteran Jared Gutierrez is now president of the National Onion Association after serving the last two years as first vice president for the organization.
The Syracuse, Utah-based company has announced plans to expand operations to the East Coast with a distribution and packing facility in Cincinnati, set to be fully operational beginning early 2024.
Increasing U.S. per capita availability of onions has been accompanied by rising onion imports by Mexico, Peru, and other countries, according to USDA data.
Cobbtown, Ga.-based Shuman Farms has started shipping its premium sweet onions from Peru and the marketer expects to ship from Peru through March, said John Shuman, president and CEO.
Carrots are in full swing in Colorado, some onions will start shipping in mid-September and Palisade peaches are winding down for the season, grower-shippers say.
Keystone Fruit Marketing has been an integral part of the onion supply chain from Peru for over 30 years, says Matthew Gideon, sales and commodity manager for the Greencastle, Pa.-based marketer.
Whether it’s accommodating suggestions from customers or following through with their own initiatives, onion grower-shippers in East Oregon and Idaho say they take sustainability seriously.
Inflation has been a challenge for East Oregon and Idaho onion grower-shippers, but they say rising supermarket prices haven’t affected sales of their product.
Troublesome springtime weather gave way to much-improved conditions during the early summer, enabling a good, on-time start to the East Oregon-Idaho onion harvest, grower-shippers said.
The National Onion Association Convention will bring together industry advocates and allium researchers on the riverwalk in San Antonio on Nov. 29 to Dec. 2.
The Vidalia Onion Committee is partnering with Certified Angus Beef for a social media content series intended to help at-home chefs with recipes and grilling inspiration.
Fresh Solutions Network, the exclusive supplier of Side Delights potatoes and onions, says it plans to showcase its newly redesigned Side Delights Organic potatoes and onions at the upcoming Organic Produce Summit.
The onion category has not escaped the perils of inflation that have challenged the produce industry as prices of inputs and other necessities have skyrocketed over the past couple of years.
Onions will be shipped with co-branded packaging that highlights the foundation’s work in supporting the nation's defenders, veterans and first responders, and Herndon Farms will donate a portion of the gross sales.
The Glenville, Ga.-based Vidalia onion grower, which has been named the “official sweet onion” of the American Cornhole Organization, has released a summer cookbook.
While a yellow onion and a red onion are obviously different, it’s not as easy to tell the difference among all the fresh onions with long green leaves and white tips that come in springtime.
The Glennville, Ga.-based grower says the new look enhances brand and product recognition, as well as highlights “the premium essence” of its Vidalia onions.
Vidalia onion plants endured a cold snap around Christmas but the crop has looked good the past couple of months, said Vidalia Onion Committee Chairman Cliff Riner, the crop production manager for G&R Farms.
Vidalia onions are available for a limited time each year, between April through early September. The pack date is determined by soil and weather conditions during the growing season.
Texas onion acreage for Little Bear Produce is similar to the past few years, but with larger onion size, yields could be up this year, says Jeff Brechler, sales representative with the company.
