Retail
This season has been sweet for the Sweet Carnival grape.
Comparable store sales for Walmart U.S. increased 3.2% in the third quarter, and executives described fresh food as key to the growth.
Pacific Trellis Fruit, Los Angeles, has a new line of Dulcinea brand seedless grapes.
The Alliance for Food and Farming has long advocated for the produce industry in spreading the word about the healthy attributes of fresh fruit and vegetables.
Red Sun Farms, Kingsville, Ontario, has a new way for consumers to find where the company’s greenhouse vegetables are available.
Tasteful Selections is celebrating its 10-year anniversary.
A new Pear Bureau Northwest video showing the fusion of pears and spicy chips has garnered more than 160,000 views on YouTube.
Leafy greens company San Miguel Produce Inc., Oxnard, Calif., has redesigned its website with the goal of aiding consumers looking for recipes and health information on dark leafy greens.
Bee Sweet Citrus, Fowler, Calif., is celebrating California’s history of family farms and the company’s Heirloom Navel program with a month-long digital campaign.
SnapDragon and RubyFrost apples are performing well against other managed apple varieties, according to a new analysis.
The Mushroom Council, Redwood Shores, Calif., is asking consumers “What Your Sign?”
Crystal Valley Foods, Miami will be shipping blueberries grown in Georgia through a partnership with Superior Berries, Fargo, Ga.
LGS Specialty Sales, New Rochelle, N.Y., has started its Moroccan w. murcott season, importing the clementines through April.
The Michigan Apple Committee, Lansing, is touting the state’s apples as a way to celebrate American Heart Month, which is February.
Taysom Hill, who played in a variety of positions for the New Orleans Saints in 2019, is no stranger to the Idaho Potato Commission.
Morning Kiss Organic, Chelsea, Mass., is celebrating Potato Lover’s Month — February — by promoting the vegetable’s nutritional attributes
A labeling error at a processing facility has led to the recall of 1,154 cases of Ready Pac brand Bistro Bowl Spinach Dijon Salads because of undeclared allergens.
Avocados from Mexico is partnering with tortilla maker Mission Foods with a Taco Tip Off promotion coinciding with the NCAA’s basketball tournament.
Mango sales are rising, and retailers are using value-added sales and differences in variety to grow the category.
Mastronardi Produce has been named as one of Canada’s Best Managed companies for the 11th year in a row.
Farm Journal, the parent company of The Packer, will host leaders from the produce industry and other segments of agriculture at an online event, the Farm Country Forum, on April 16.
Ocean Mist Farms, Castroville, Calif., is highlighting health and nutrition aspects or artichokes with the spring Gold Standard promotion.
Fresh produce demand remains higher than usual at retail, even as panic buying subsides, and retailers are moving forward with promotional activity, albeit adjusted in some cases.
The Packer’s Tom Karst visited April 8 with Mike Mauti, managing partner of the consulting firm Execulytics on the Canadian retail perspective during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The hours of service exemption for truck drivers delivering fresh produce and other food during the COVID-19 pandemic has been extended through May 15.
MountainKing Potatoes, Houston, is stepping up its social media presence as potato demand has rapidly increased at retail during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Consumers staying at home on National Banana Day, April 15, will have no problem finding banana recipes and activities to celebrate, thanks to Chiquita Brands International.
Fresh Local Produce of Ohio, Hudson, is shipping salad greens to area retailers under the Free! Leafy Greens.
Retailers can expect shortages of mushrooms for the next six to 10 weeks, as mushroom production catches up to shifts in demand brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.