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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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The discount grocer recaps highlights, best-selling products and shopper trends from 2024.
With the change to align with dietary guidelines, manufacturers can voluntarily use the claim on a food package if its meets the updated criteria.
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More than $6.5 million over the past eight months has gone into renovating the former Sun Fresh store in Kansas City, Mo.
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A Food Systems for the Future Institute report focuses on increasing grocery retail success and ensuring the affordability, availability and accessibility of nutritious food.
The brand’s largest integrated campaign in five years features humorous commercials with parent-kid standoffs over Halos mandarins.
Circana and IFPA partnered to provide a webinar titled, “Produce and Floral: Year in Review and Look Ahead,” which explored key consumer trends and how to sustain demand in 2025.