Produce distributors on the Philadelphia Wholesale Produce Market say they’re finishing 2023 with generally strong sales and are looking forward to another successful year ahead.
Rolling up to the entrance of the Hunts Point Produce Market in Bronx, N.Y., feels like passing through a security check point for an international operation of gargantuan proportions — because it is.
First-time visitors often gasp when they walk through the door and feel engulfed by the lush vertical farm inside the downtown Newark, N.J., warehouse run by AeroFarms.
NEW YORK — Wilda Ortega took all sorts of specialty produce out of display baskets to show visitors at the Coosemans New York booth at the New York Produce Show and Conference.
Bill Bishop, chief architect of Chicago-based retail consulting firm Brick Meets Click, describes the market as one with significant price competition.
Southeast Regional Fruit and Vegetable Conference organizers are offering full registration to growers who faced substantial losses from Hurricane Michael, making it easier for them to attend the annual show.
Minor Crop Farmer Alliance leaders recently gathered to honor Dan Botts, the group’s first and only technical committee chairman, who is retiring at the end of the year.
After a lighter-than-normal start in late October, Florida’s tomato volume had begun to accelerate in mid-November, said Michael Schadler, manager of the Maitland-based Florida Tomato Committee.
The Fresh From Florida brand marketing campaign once again has a full plate of promotions, incentives and support materials ready to tout the benefits of Florida-grown fruits and vegetables.
Quebec’s retail grocery environment is dominated by the same retail forces as those Ontario, but there are differences in approach, one analyst believes.
Florida growers are struggling against imported produce from Mexico, according to Florida Fruit & Vegetable Association testimony to the International Trade Commission.
In this week's Drovers TV Report there is a case of brucellosis in Wyoming; proposed regulation changes for livestock haulers; and a Texas beef packer is facing financial troubles.
The San Francisco economy remains strong and even a potential correction to the high-flying fortunes of tech companies shouldn’t ding strong demand for organic produce.
The retail market continues to evolve in Northern California, with strong emphasis on serving consumers attuned to tech savvy solutions and organic food.
Doug Kling, CEO of Kling Strategic Partners LLC, is working with J&J Family Farms, Westlake, Fla., to expand the company’s business development initiatives.
Michigan restaurant sales were up in the second quarter of 2018, but there are rising concerns about wage inflation and a ballot proposal to hike the minimum wage.
From its plain beginnings as a “one-truck” fresh produce distributor more than 60 years ago, Russ Davis Wholesale still sells fresh fruits and vegetables. Most everything else looks quite different.
A look at retail market share numbers in Michigan reveals big strength for Kroger and Meijer in the big cities of Detroit, Ann Arbor, Flint and Sagninaw.
Philadelphia is a mélange of cultures, as well as big and small stores and restaurants, with a range of product needs and client bases, produce suppliers say.
Already a dynamic landscape, the Twin Cities retail market is bound to see some serious shake-up after Eden Prairie, Minn.-based Supervalu was purchased in July by United Natural Foods for $1.26 billion.
An atypical case of BSE was detected in a six year-old Florida beef cow, but never entered the slaughter channels and poses no threat to the U.S. food supply.
