While the availability of variety citrus is spurring more options for retailers, the summer citrus deal is about to get a big ray of sunny, yellow supplies: long-awaited Argentinean lemons have started to arrive.
When two-thirds of consumers don’t know how to pick a ripe peach, it’s not surprising that they also have a hard time telling when fruits and vegetables have passed their prime.
VANCOUVER, British Columbia — On a retail panel at the Canadian Produce Marketing Association’s convention on April 27, Jim Waites joked that he was a little before his time.
Before I get to my point, I want to make this clear: I don’t agree with the Environmental Working Group’s “Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides in Produce,” also known as the “Dirty Dozen” and “Clean 15.”
Sweet corn promotions generally start picking up the second week in April, with major peaks on the big four summer holidays — Memorial Day, Father’s Day, Fourth of July and Labor Day.
With the Viva Fresh Expo April 5-7 deep in the heart of H-E-B country, picking a local favorite as the 2018 Viva Fresh Healthy Living Lifetime Achievement Award honoree only makes sense.
Buyer speed meetings, innovation, enhanced networking opportunities and a little exercise added to the program help keep the 2018 Viva Fresh Expo from becoming “just another trade show” in a busy season of events.
