Monthly Archives: October 2018

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PEAR BUREAU NORTHWEST NAMES JEWEL-OSCO 2018 PEAR RETAILER OF THE YEAR

Jewel-Osco recognized for pear category strategies resulting in sales increase PORTLAND, Ore. (October 20, 2018) - Pear Bureau Northwest is excited to present the award for 2018 Pear Retailer of the Year to Jewel-Osco. The award, which was presented on the show floor of the 2018 PMA Fresh Summit, is based upon strong efforts devoted [...]

PEAR BUREAU NORTHWEST AND THE NATIONAL MANGO BOARD COORDINATE CONDITIONING EFFORT

PORTLAND, Ore. (October 16, 2018) – Through research commissioned by Pear Bureau Northwest, it is known that the consumers buying 74 percent of USA Pears are 25 to 45 years old, with the majority under 34. According to a 2014 Usage and Attitude Study conducted by Fusion Marketing, the majority of consumers want to eat pears within 1 to [...]

USA Pears Announces “Hand-Picked” Videos

Unique story of the pear industry told through new video series.  PORTLAND, Ore. (October 2, 2018) - The 2018 harvest of Northwest grown pears, hand-picked and hand-packed with care by Pacific Northwest growers, is estimated to yield more than 20 million standard boxes (average 44 lbs per box) of pears from Washington's Wenatchee and Yakima [...]