Packer Insight — Immigration reform, State of the Plate, online grocery

Tom Karst, Ashley Nickle and Amy Sowder discuss some of the top stories of the week, from immigration reform to PBH’s new State of the Plate report to new numbers on satisfaction with online grocery shopping.

Clockwise from top left: Amy Sowder, Ashley Nickle, Tom Karst
Clockwise from top left: Amy Sowder, Ashley Nickle, Tom Karst
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Tom Karst, Ashley Nickle and Amy Sowder discuss some of the top stories of the week, from immigration reform to PBH’s new State of the Plate report to new numbers on satisfaction with online grocery shopping.

For more on these topics, check out the following articles.

Congress tries for another run at immigration reform — Another Congress, another attempt at immigration reform.

Fruit, vegetable consumption is eroding, new research shows — Americans are eating produce just once a day, according to Produce for Better Health Foundation research.

Survey finds online grocery sales jumped, satisfaction dipped in January — The latest grocery shopping survey from Brick Meets Click and Mercatus found that online sales rose to $9.3 billion in January as nearly 70 million households placed orders.

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