To understand what a great company culture looks like, scroll through LinkedIn and see what Lucky’s Market employees were saying in the wake of the news that the grocer planned to close 80% of its stores.

As produce retailers, we know what we want to sell to our customers. But what do you suppose they want when they carry their daily basket or steer their weekly shopping cart into the produce aisle?

The produce industry is full of interesting, colorful and amazing people whose livelihoods are in one way or another tied to feeding the world nourishing and healthy fresh fruits and vegetables.

This buzzword is everywhere these days. But what does “plant-based” really mean?

“The last 150 feet from storeroom to display is the toughest leg.”

I have to think that one of the simplest ways to introduce new fruits and vegetables to kids — especially little kids — is to let them see you eat and enjoy the items yourself

My store’s produce department seems to get worse all the time. The place was a shambles again today. It was nearly midday and the crew was just starting to get caught up.

Growers can’t afford to be saints on principle alone.

We’ve reported on how the Dirty Dozen list actually discourages healthy eating by creating confusing messages for consumers. The Organic Trade Association risks doing the same.

As the industry enters 2020, I am a bit concerned about the state of it. We continue to see many outside factors continually eating away at the margins — issues such as recalls, labor, technology and sustainability.

Today, President Trump signed the new U.S.-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement (USMCA), marking a major milestone for trade among these three close neighbors.

The recent death of Frieda Caplan reminds me of how much has changed in the 40-plus years I have worked in the produce. It too reminds me how much we all owe to Frieda for the business we love today.

TUCSON, Ariz. — Even small steps in the right direction are steps in the right direction.

The produce world was saddened last week to learn of the passing of Frieda Rapaport Caplan, founder of Frieda’s Inc., Los Alamitos, Calif.

Not many people can say they’ve changed the way a nation eats. Fewer still have also changed the face of an entire industry. Frieda Rapaport Caplan did both.

Whenever someone in the retail produce business asks what it takes to get promoted, I always say, “That depends.”

I don’t need to tell you that working in agriculture is a 24 hours a day, 7 days a week gig.

My old college program emphasized that each course pushed improving our presentation and speaking skills.

If it were up to the Center for Science in the Public Interest, it is doubtful that any major online retailer would make now the grade to win an award for outstanding produce sales efforts.

As a food journalist and a relatively curious eater, I’m always a sucker for those end-of-year lists predicting what trends will be big in the new year.