Retail
Who doesn’t love a best of (insert year) list? Learn about some of the year’s best produce products, promotions, packages, retailer social accounts and merchandising.
With the aim of increasing walnut consumption this holiday season, the California Walnut Board and Commission have launched a direct-to-consumer marketing campaign highlighting the role walnuts play in festivities.
From flavor and function to sustainability and small plates, FreshDirect has revealed its 2024 food trend insights curated by the company’s merchant team of category specialists.
Fresh produce is the original plant-based food. How can growers, suppliers and retailers make the most of this healthy eating trend?
Baldor Specialty Foods’ Kenneth Bower shares insights on specialty produce trends for retail and foodservice customers.
GuacAImole is a recipe generator that creates personalized guac recipes using a photo of ingredients or a finished dish.
Health and convenience are considerations for many produce shoppers, but having fun and experimenting with new and unusual items are factors, according to retail grocers.
Despite inflationary increases and short-term price fluctuations, the real cost of groceries in the U.S. as a share of household income has remained consistent, and relatively flat, over the last two decades.
Natural Delights says it is offering 2- and 5-pound window boxes. High demand is expected, as medjool date sales surged during last Ramadan.
Survey results released by Simbe and Coresight Research show many retailers are investing, or planning to invest, in new in-store technology solutions to improve performance across inventory management and operations.
This Earth Month, FreshDirect spotlights upcycling, repurposing food waste to innovate sustainability.
In April, participants in the four states in which the company operates can earn $5 in Schnucks Rewards points each week by reaching the steps challenge goal of 50,000 steps per week.
The remodels feature renovated and expanded deli and floral departments, alongside revitalized produce, bakery, seafood and meat sections.
EmpowerFresh executives featured its cloud-based software for managing fresh produce department operations at the March 25-26 Associated Wholesale Grocers’ seventh annual Innovation Showcase.
Wenatchee, Wash.-based CMI Orchards says the program offers a dynamic in-store merchandising opportunity while allowing retailers to give back to military charities.
Inviting shoppers to “Taste the Crisp,” Sun World has collaborated with the grocer on an omnichannel marketing and sampling campaign of Autumncrisp brand table grapes at all Giant Eagle and Market District locations.
The report reveals that 37% of U.S. consumers purchased asparagus in the past 12 months, an 11% increase from the prior year.
More than 80% of consumers perceive that food prices have increased a little or a lot over the past 12 months, according to a new study from Purdue University’s Center for Food Demand and Analysis.
The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services provides the Fresh From Florida-branded bins to retail partners, and they can be used as endcaps or stand-alone floor displays.
With food inflation woes weighing on the minds of many heading into spring, Walmart says it wants its customers to focus on celebrating rather than skimping this Easter.
“Not only do we pride ourselves in the relationship with [Little Leaf Farms], but the entire organization believes in the same future we do,” said Brandon Bentley, Tops category business manager for vegetables.
Mighty Reds joins Naturipe Farms’ proprietary big blueberries, Mighty Blues, in the company’s line of extra-large berries.
Side Delights is starting grilling season with grill-ready potato products and recipes as consumers continue to value meals at home.
On a year-over-year basis, the U.S. consumer inflation rate for all items cooled to 4.9% in April, down slightly from 5% in March, according to the latest Consumer Price Index report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Most notably, the cuts would gut fruit and vegetable benefits by nearly 62%, the association said, substantially decreasing access to nutritious foods for almost 5 million women and kids enrolled in the WIC program.
Innovation is a key theme in this issue. Read about fresh produce vending machines, live-streaming shoppable videos, actionable data analytics, and watermelons winning on social media — and much more.
Bulk onions account for the vast majority of onion sales in the U.S., but consumer packs continue to gain popularity.
Consumers living near dollar stores could fuel expanded grocery selection in those outlets, a new report says.
The Cincinnati-based grocer has been named a 2023 SEAL Business Sustainability Awards winner in the Environmental Initiatives category.
Fresh sales data shows cooling inflation and a slight increase in the volume of fresh produce purchases in April.