Retail
Naturipe is bringing back the FeBLUEary blueberry campaign to grocery stores for the fifth year, along with a new push on digital platforms.
The newest tomato from the Pure Flavor brand comes to market with a Superior Taste Award from the International Taste Institute.
Although it’s snowy and cold in Washington State, Stemilt’s beautiful Artisan Organics™ Fuji apples shine bright on packing lines this week.
Dorn Wenninger is the new senior vice president of produce for United Natural Foods Inc.
The California Walnut Board is launching its fourth American Heart Month campaign in February, expanding its popular retail marketing program in an effort to encourage consumers to make healthier food choices.
Starting in April 2021, That’s Tasty – a Shenandoah Growers brand – will roll out a living potted herbs program that makes it simpler than ever for retail partners nationwide to drive incremental spring sales.
G&R Farms is excited to continue the Growing America’s Farmers program with regional and national retailers looking to grow sales and support scholarships for FFA students planning careers in production agriculture.
Dallas-based Avocados From Mexico is teaming with tortilla brand Mission Foods for the second consecutive year for the return of “Taco Tip Off.”
The newest FreshFacts on Retail report from United Fresh sums up the fourth quarter of 2020 and the year overall, along with spotlighting upcoming seasonal categories cucumbers, mangoes and mushrooms.
Pan Pacific International Holdings, which owns more than 600 stores globally, has announced an agreement to acquire high-end California chain Gelson’s from TPG Capital.
Side Delights revealed recently released trend data on the growing focus on the health benefits of foods and the impact it has on consumer behavior.
Strawberries enjoyed a third week in a row at No. 1 on PMG, while pummelos bumped oranges down to take the No. 2 spot, landing oranges at No. 3.
Citrus, Asian and Indian vegetables including cooking roots such as garlic, ginger and turmeric, lead the way in year-on-year growth during 2020 in Ontario retail produce departments.
Avocados and mangoes are a couple of the top produce items for Cinco de Mayo, and suppliers expect demand to be strong despite different consumer patterns than previous years.
Oxnard, Calif.-based Mission Produce, Inc. has launched Opt For Avo, a health and lifestyle campaign designed to promote healthy lifestyles with avocados.
Summer is several months away, but if there’s one message I think about now, it’s “game on!”
Wenatchee, Wash.-based CMI Orchards has released an innovative new program, Flavogram®, to help consumers compare apples to apples.
Chicago-based market research firm Numerator has launched a Vaccinated Shopper Behavior Tracker to study the impact of COVID-19 vaccines on consumer shopping behavior.
Two experts cover how significant this is for the industry, what new capabilities represent incremental change versus transformational change, and what other areas have truly transformative potential.
Twenty-five more produce managers have received a significant career honor this week in being named the 2021 winners in the United Fresh Produce Association’s Retail Produce Manager Awards Program.
2020 was a record year for mangoes, with a double-digit lift in volume velocity, at 12%, according to the National Mango Board. And whole-mango dollar velocity was up 19% year over year.
Per capita consumption of lemons and limes continues to grow, U.S. Department of Agriculture numbers show.
With consumer expectations rising, packaging continues to evolve for organic produce marketers.
The extensive salad portfolio of Charlotte, N.C.-based Dole Food Co. continues to grow, with more additions coming this summer and others scheduled for later in the year.
New packaging is coming for Charleston, S.C.-based hydroponic leafy greens grower Vertical Roots.
Rockingham, Va.-based Shenandoah Growers has new prefilled shippers available for its living herbs.
Carpinteria, Calif.-based Hollandia Produce, which markets the Pete’s brand, has a new packaged salad line called Greenhouse Fresh.
Toronto, Ontario-based Reunion Foods, which markets plant-based brand Mother Raw, has launched three more salad dressing varieties and plans to launch a new line of dips this summer.
In the spring of 2020, we were challenged with restaurants closing and families at home swinging open cabinet doors and pantries to figure out their next meal.
Retail fresh produce sales totaled $5.4 billion in April, down 3.6% from 2020 but up 10.3% from 2019.