Welcome to Pear Bureau Northwest’s Trade Website!

This website was created to serve as a resource for anyone who promotes pears to their customers. We hope you'll find lots of valuable, actionable information that will help you boost your pear sales!

Enter the Pear Up with USA Pears Display Contest!

Produce Managers: be sure to check our our display contests under the Marketing and Merchandising section. Here you'll find inspiration and information on how you can have a chance to win $1,000!

Yearly Archives: 2016

/2016

PARTNERSHIPS KEY IN NATIONAL PEAR MONTH CELEBRATION

To celebrate the 12th anniversary of U.S. Department of Agriculture officially declaring December as National Pear Month, USA Pears will hit the road December 3 and provide samples of this juicy, delicious fruit to consumers across the world.

USA Pears Partners with Alternative Proteins for “Spooky” October Themed Promotion

USA Pears partners with Cricket Flours to create innovative and cutting edge Halloween themed promotions, recipes and social media tie-ins.

Heart-Check Certification Expanded for USA Pear Varieties

USA Pears expands American Heart Association’s heart-healthy branding to Bartlett and Bosc pears from the Northwest.

USA PEARS NAMES SPROUTS PEAR RETAILER OF THE YEAR

Sprouts earns recognition for pear category strategies resulting in sales increase     Download team presentation image from USA Pears       Portland, Ore.  (October 18, 2016) – On the show floor of the 2016 PMA Fresh Summit, USA Pears presents Sprouts Farmers Markets with the 2016 Pear Retailer of the Year award for [...]

Pear Bureau Northwest Celebrates 85 years

PORTLAND, Ore. (August 30, 2016) Pear Bureau Northwest celebrates 85 years of their fruitful collaboration with Washington and Oregon pear growers to drive demand for Northwest pears. Washington and Oregon pear growers fund the bureau through a federal marketing order, the oldest of its kind. A newly created Oregon-Washington Pear Bureau began its first promotion [...]

2016 NORTHWEST FRESH PEAR CROP ESTIMATE

Slight drop in crop expected from Washington and Oregon in 2016 PORTLAND, Ore. (June 8, 2016) – Northwest pear growers are releasing fresh pear harvest projections following their annual meetings in Portland last week. Collectively, Washington’s Wenatchee and Yakima regions and Oregon’s Mid-Columbia and Medford regions estimate a fresh pear harvest of 18.7 million standard [...]

2016 NATIONWIDE RETAIL DISPLAY CONTEST FOR USA PEARS

PEAR BUREAU NORTHWEST PRESENTS WINNERS 2016 “PEAR UP WITH USA PEARS” DISPLAY CONTEST Best Retail Pear Displays Honored Across the U.S. and Canada […]

Pear Bureau Northwest Hires Sampling & Event Coordinator

Morgan Cairns joins Pear Bureau Northwest staff Morgan Cairns, Sampling & Event Coordinator at PBNW PORTLAND, Ore. (March 30, 2016) - Pear Bureau Northwest is pleased to announce Morgan Cairns has joined the company as Sampling & Event Coordinator. Cairns brings diverse experience in events, foodservice, communications, and graphic design to the Pear [...]

Sampling & Event Coordinator Hired

Pear Bureau Northwest, the non-profit marketing organization for USA Pears, launches a redesigned, mobile-ready trade website to support the retailing industry. Pear Bureau Northwest represents nearly 1,600 Washington and Oregon pear growers representing 84% of all fresh pear sales in the United States.

2016 NATIONWIDE RETAIL DISPLAY CONTEST FOR USA PEARS

PEAR BUREAU NORTHWEST ANNOUNCES 3RD ANNUAL NATIONWIDE RETAIL DISPLAY CONTEST FOR USA PEARS “Pear Up with USA Pears” contest offers over $16,000 […]