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Sprouts Farmers Market plans to open two new fresh distribution centers this year: one in Colorado next month, and one in Florida in early summer.
Houston-based MountainKing is offering retailers large, half-pallet bins with 12.5 cubic feet of space ideal for the grower’s 1.5-pound and five-pound packages, according to a news release.
Greer’s Market Store #27 in Hurley, Miss., took first place in the first-ever display and sales contest featuring Sunrays grapes from Tarrytown, N.Y.-based Jac. Vandenberg.
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.
The Millen, Ga.-based Southeast Produce Council said it will again work with FMI and unveil the 2021 edition of the produce industry’s premier research, the Power of Produce, at Southern Exposure on April 7.
One in 24 Americans will be diagnosed with colon cancer, but early detection and eating a cancer-protective diet can reduce your risk.
A new report reveals 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.
The Environmental Working Group has released its 2021 Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides in Produce, also known as the “Dirty Dozen” list.
Online grocery sales in the U.S. declined 14% in February as fewer consumers – particularly those 60 and older – used grocery pickup, delivery and ship-to-home services.
The latest FreshFacts on Retail report from the United Fresh Produce Association shows that the value-added segment continues to create big value for the produce industry.
Walmart U.S. has announced new pollinator commitments that the company said will further its efforts to help reverse nature loss and ultimately bring it closer to meeting nature-related goals.
Jazz Apples partners with DreamWorks Animation’s new film Spirit Untamed to promote healthy snacking
JAZZ™ apples are joining an epic adventure thanks to an exclusive new partnership with the highly anticipated new DreamWorks Animation film, Spirit Untamed.
A new market research tool shows that produce is among the least vulnerable retail categories when foodservice sales accelerate as the COIVD-19 pandemic eases.
With more than 20 years of experience in the North American supermarket industry, Mike Mauti has learned “Retail 101” firsthand.
Fresh fruit prices increased 0.7% from February to March, and are now 5.6% higher than in March 2020, a new Food Price Outlook report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture says.
Fruit and vegetable benefits under the Women, Infants and Children nutrition program could triple for up to four months because of a funding boost from Congress.
The National Grocers Association, the trade association representing the independent supermarket industry, has unveiled a comprehensive rebranding, including a new logo, the first since it was founded in 1982.
For the past couple of weeks a certain specialty has been topping the charts on PMG — namely, loquat!
U.S. avocado per capita consumption could rise from 9 pounds per capita in 2021 to 11 pounds in five years, according to a new avocado market analysis by Rabobank.
The U.S. palate may be more sophisticated and worldly than ever, but sweet bell peppers are still the mainstay over the hotter varieties for many of the nation’s consumers.
Catchweight bags are not going away, but Northwest cherry shippers say there is increasing demand from retailers for fixed weight packaging this year.
Jacobs Farm del Cabo is introducing paper-based clamshells under its del Cabo brand as an alternative to clamshells made from single-use plastic.
For U.S. shoppers who read their sticker labels, they’ll start to notice their hass avocados are more likely from Peru rather than Mexico now through September.
Daren Van Dyke, director of marketing for Brawley, Calif.-based Five Crowns Marketing, reports great early acceptance of a new proprietary melon variety called the Picasso.
Mac Riggan, director of marketing for Chelan, Wash.-based Chelan Fresh Marketing, gives growers credit for their patience in cultivating specialty apple varieties like the red-flesh Lucy Rose and Lucy Glo.
Prices for strawberries around the nation ranged from 98 cents to $6.99 per 1-pound clamshell on June 23, according to U.S. Marketing Services.
Restaurant food prices increased 0.6% in May and now are running 4% higher than a year ago, a new U.S. Department of Agriculture report says.
The PMG top 20 was stacked with summertime favorites in mid-June, with berries taking three of the top five spots.
Giant Food, the leading greater Washington, D.C. regional food retailer, today announces the launch of Local Produce Boxes featuring locally sourced, in-season produce online through Giant Delivers.