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Jill Dutton

Jill Dutton, associate editor of The Packer, specializes in retail produce news, market trends and urban farming initiatives. With expertise in the rapidly evolving e-grocery landscape, she provides analysis on how digital platforms are reshaping food distribution. Jill is a prominent voice on sustainability and consumer trends, offering actionable insights that help businesses navigate shifting market demands. Her work explores the full produce journey — from farm to retail — featuring grower profiles, supply chain insights and emerging production models that shape American food systems.

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Meet Mike Downey, director of procurement and business development for Military Produce Group and one of the 2025 Packer 25’s honorees.
“To be recognized on the Packer 25 alongside so many people I’ve looked up to since I started in this industry is an incredible honor. To now see my name among such leaders, innovators and changemakers feels surreal,” says Kelsey Coon, Highline Mushrooms sales and marketing manager.
Meet Daniel Bell, senior director of produce for Grocery Outlet and one of the 2025 Packer 25’s honorees.
With food insecurity affecting an estimated 48 million Americans, green tech like Careit helps nonprofits nationwide in the fight against food insecurity.
As part of a series on food waste, The Packer sat down with Jeff Yorzyk, senior director of sustainability for HelloFresh North America, to discuss the company’s strategies to reduce food waste and its milestone achievement of donating 10 million meals through the Meals with Meaning program.
At Groceryshop 2025, keynote speaker Jack Sinclair, CEO of Sprouts Farmers Market, outlined how the grocer’s future growth hinges on fresh produce, smaller-format stores and a steady stream of innovation.
As a keynote speaker at Groceryshop 2025, the executive says the grocer is focused on talent, efficiency and fresh offerings while pursuing steady, locally concentrated growth and stronger supplier and customer relationships.
At Groceryshop 2025, Simbe Robotics revealed the new suite of shelf visibility tools designed to help retailers improve execution, cut out-of-stocks and drive stronger sales and margins.
Ahold Delhaize USA revealed at Groceryshop 2025 in Las Vegas that it will launch Edge, a proprietary retail media platform built in-house for grocery, set to transform how CPGs and produce brands engage shoppers across digital and in-store channels starting January 2026.
This week’s Fresh Produce Fridays features Kendall Rae Johnson, a young Georgia farmer who shares how her passion for growing food earned her a full-ride scholarship to South Carolina State University.