Tag: dates

Medjool dates continue to grow in popularity as they are an ideal snack on their own and as a main ingredient in snack foods.

Just in time for the annual Medjool date harvest, Bard Valley Natural Delights shares Information Resources, Inc. (IRI) data showing a promising year for the category, and even more so for the Natural Delights brand.

Bard Valley Natural Delights’ are an essential part of the Ramadan tradition as Muslims begin the daily ritual of fasting from sunrise to sunset.

The date category grew in 2020 translating $6.0 million in incremental sales reaching $114.7 million dollars according to a recent baseline and distribution study developed for Bard Valley Date Growers.

The Bard Valley Natural Delights new 8-count Dark Chocolate Covered Medjool Dates item had a strong start with over 100,000 units sold since September.

Datepac, LLC has taken the bold step of packaging its Natural Delights Medjool dates in 100 percent translucent green post-consumer plastic at a time when most processers opt for clear plastic packaging.

TerraFresh Organics, an organic fruit company supplying organic citrus, mangoes, stone fruit and grapes to North America, is now offering Oasis Date Gardens, to bring snack packs and resealable stand-up pouches of Deglet Noor dates to the marketplace for retail customers.

Effective June 1st, Neil Merritt will enter the role of Director of North American sales from his previous role as Director of New Business Development at Natural Delights.