Stone Fruits

Basket full of stone fruits, like apricots, peaches, and plums.

As a produce specialist, understanding the needs of different stone fruit varieties is essential for increasing sales, profitability, and customer satisfaction. Stone fruit, known for its pit or stone, features cherries from the U.S. in late April, apricots in May, and a variety of peaches, nectarines, and plums during summer. Success depends on proper storage, handling, and creative merchandising techniques. Getting familiar with the uses and flavors of stone fruit allows you to educate customers and introduce them to interesting new choices.

This course has the following objectives:

• Identify the top selling varieties of both conventional and organic stone fruits.
• Describe the appearance, seasonal availability, taste profile, and uses of those stone fruits.
• Explain quality standards as well as proper storage and handling of stone fruits.

Course Duration: 15m