The Packer recently connected with retailers planning to attend the much-anticipated IFPA show to learn what they hope to gain from the Orlando event.

Stemilt’s Lil Snappers line of small apples and pears offers parents a convenient, healthy fruit option for their kids, says the Wenatchee, Wash.-based company.

Foodservice sales in the St. Louis, Mo., area have, for the most part, rebounded from the doldrums of the COVID-19 pandemic. In fact, some produce distributors say their restaurant business has surpassed 2019 levels.

Take some inspiration from the winners of PMG’s 2022 Summer Contest of the Produce Artist Award Series. Produce professionals can use these ideas year round, in any climate.

The “flattening of the curve” in price inflation is a welcome change following the consistent, significant, year-over-year price increases the U.S. has experienced every month from January to July 2022, IRI says.

Retailers may need to be more flexible this fall season on the size, region and variety of potatoes they’re willing to accept from suppliers.