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Residents of six states will have a chance to win a $100 Meijer gift card when they use the hashtag #FamilyFoodRockstars on Instagram, Twitter or Facebook with a photo of their family grocery shopping or preparing a meal

Most containers of Driscoll Strawberry Associates Inc. berries will be sporting a new look by the time the annual Produce Marketing Association Fresh Summit rolls around in October.

The Pear Bureau Northwest is offering retailers several tools to help retailers boost sales and improve handling of pears.

A study shows excessive fruit and vegetable packaging discourages shoppers and could reduce consumption of healthy foods.

Grocery cooperative Associated Wholesale Grocers has joined another cooperative.

St. Cloud, Minn.-based Coborn's designed its newest location, in Isanti, Minn., with the goal of giving customers an experience teeming with fresh offerings.

Country Fresh, Conroe, Texas, has recalled 30,000 cases of fresh-cut vegetables due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. The products were shipped to retailers including BI-LO, Fresh Point, Harris Teet

Meijer Inc. plans to give up to 40,000 freshmen entering college a proper welcome through the retail chain's "Meijer Mania" shopping parties.

Two retail giants have seen different levels of success when it comes to selling food and fresh produce in particular.

CHICAGO - Wal-Mart food safety officer Frank Yiannas challenged apple growers to create a food safety culture at their operations during his Aug. 25 keynote address at the U.S. Apple Association Apple Crop Outlook

The retail landscape in the largest U.S. metropolitan region never stands still.

Overall, distributors in the largest U.S. metropolitan region characterize business as favorable.

JOH's charity Kids 360 participated in the 37th annual Pan-Mass Challenge, raising more than $30,000 for Pan-Mass Challenge's donation to the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.

Indianapolis Fruit Co., weeks after it announced it planned to change formats for its annual conference to eliminate its golf tournament, now says it plans to continue both its trade show and golf outing in 2017 for the

Chefs and other buyers that like to add a touch of something exotic or different on their menus find a good selection from wholesalers in and away from the Hunts Point Terminal Market.

The foodservice business remains healthy and competitive for distributors serving the establishments in the Tri-State regions.

If you have enough sales, you will overcome just about every other problem.

Fresh meal kits by Landover, Md.-based Giant Food are coming to eight stores in the Washington, D.C., area.

While talk about moving the merchants in the Hunts Point Terminal Market into new and modern facilities continues, the wholesalers are expressing doubts that construction of such a facility could ever happen.

JOH hired a new account manager for the Great Lakes Region in industry veteran Jeremy Reed.

PORTLAND, Ore. - Quick, convenient and quality food are the cornerstones for Green Zebra Grocery, a small format urban retailer based in Portland.

Tops Friendly Markets plans to open a half dozen stores in upstate New York and Massachusetts.

In the city infamous for snarling traffic and constant horn-honking, produce distribution can be challenging.

A&J Produce Corp. is making improvements to its operations on the Hunts Point Terminal Market.

Both total and grocery-specific comparable sales were down at retail giant Target Corp. in the second quarter of 2016.

Better performance in fresh food has helped Wal-Mart sales gain 1.6% for the quarter ending July 29.

The Associated Wholesale Grocers Kansas City-area food show revolved around how retailers can cater to millennials.

Southeastern Grocers LLC is working to help victims of record Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas flooding by keeping stores open and helping contribute to relief efforts.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Liberty Fruit Co. is expanding its Carol's Cuts line with numerous items shown for the first time Aug. 16 at The Packer's Midwest Produce Expo.

The Packer editor Greg Johnson and Produce Retailer editor Pamela Riemenschneider suggest that one way to improve merchandising of fall crops - particularly the avocado - is to use signs promoting ripeness.

Sometimes, we're our own worst enemy.

Richland Hills, a Wisconsin apple grower and processor, is entering the retail sector by introducing new retail products and branding.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A veteran Kansas City area distributor is the 2016 winner of The Packer's Jan Fleming Legacy Award.

In a move that promises to set up a Bronx local food hub less than a mile from the Hunts Point Terminal Produce Market, the state of New York has announced plans to build a $20 million food hub in the Bronx.

CV's Family Foods plans to introduce an online shopping platform at one of its Arkansas stores.

Sessions scheduled during the Sept. 21-23 New England Produce Council Produce and Floral Expo will give attendees a peak into the mind of consumers and provide other industry information.

KB Holding Inc. is acquiring East Coast retailers Kings Food Markets and Balducci's Food Lover's Market from Angelo, Gordon & Co. and MTN Capital Partners LLC.

Gone are the days of mainstream grocers bypassing organic produce.

Roman Forowycz, chief marketing officer at Clear Lam Packaging, Elk Grove Village, Ill., noticed late last year the beginning of an increase in retail-ready packaging.

The Philadelphia Wholesale Produce Market is celebrating its fifth year.

Supervalu presented 35 awards to winners of its annual Master Marketer competition, with Karns Foods receiving the 2016 Grand Master Marketer award for consistent performance.

There's no better time than back-to-school to teach kids a lesson about healthful eating. Suppliers have made it easier than ever to promote fresh fruits and vegetables with a wide range of packaging options -- s

Kansas City-area distributor Liberty Fruit Co. continues to make big pushes in its fresh-cut, organic and locally grown programs.

Sprouts Farmers Market, Phoenix, has indicated to investors it is looking to expand its reach in the South.

Knowlan's Super Markets, which was named Minnesota Grown 2016 Retailer of the Year for the fifth consecutive year, was awarded a $10,000 grant by the Supervalu Foundation.

Sakata Seed America is inviting retailers and foodservice operators to its annual field trials.

Giant Food Stores and Martin's Food Markets donated nearly $600,000 to the Children's Miracle Network through its annual balloon campaign.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Liberty Fruit Co. completed its rain-delayed charity golf tournament, which raised $691,200 for local Kansas City charities.

In what appears to be part of a long-running attempt to unionize Taylor Farms' Tracy, Calif., facility, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters is promising to hand out leaflets at grocery stores across the cou

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