Retail
Retailers around the country gear up for festive and bountiful holiday produce displays.
Retail giant looks to double down on automated e-grocery solutions with purchase of Alert Innovations.
The Packer recently connected with retailers planning to attend the much-anticipated IFPA show to learn what they hope to gain from the Orlando event.
Response has been powerful yet mixed from independent grocers, following the news on Oct. 14 that two of the nation’s largest grocery chains have entered a definitive agreement to merge.
As two of the nation’s largest supermarket chains announce plans to merge, what is the potential impact to the fresh produce industry?
Stemilt’s Lil Snappers line of small apples and pears offers parents a convenient, healthy fruit option for their kids, says the Wenatchee, Wash.-based company.
The government’s latest inflation report shows higher food prices continue to hound consumers, with grocery food prices in September up 13% compared with a year ago.
Potato prices are high, but there are still opportunities for retail and foodservice promotions, according to industry leaders.
The Bee Sweet Citrus team plans to showcase its modernized label and new point-of-sale material at IFPA’s inaugural Global Produce and Floral Show.
For many years, retail organic sales seemed to increase at a minimum of 10% every year. Times change and the winds of inflation and worries about the economy are slowing the momentum toward organics.
Grocery inflation is hot now, but USDA economists are predicting a big chill in 2023.
Market research company Numerator says the Kroger and Albertsons merger will eventually mean Kroger will be reaching 2 in 3 shoppers in the U.S.
In anticipation of the largest avocado-consumption event of the year, Mission Avocados’ new social media campaign aims to inspire consumers to indulge in a game-time #guacuterie board.
Potato sales continue to perform well at retail compared with pre-pandemic conditions, says Kayla Dome, global marketing manager for retail at Potatoes USA.
Selections at the supermarket are sometimes based on a whim, but when you look at consumer data and track the trends, Organic Fresh Trends research shows that shoppers search for particular items in organic form.
The grocer’s new 93,402-square-foot store offers a feast of fresh food options, including a produce department with more than 2,000 items, organic offerings and an expanded floral area.
Grocers gathered during the Power of Produce education session during SEPC’s Southern Exposure to discuss trends and opportunities.
These bright, colorful holiday produce merchandising display photos were submitted by Jude Leong, produce manager at the Yokota Air Base Commissary, western Tokyo, for PMG’s 2022 Winter Produce Artist Awards Series.
FMI has released its 2022 Power of Produce report, revealing 25% of shoppers ranked price as the most important factor when making fresh produce purchasing decisions.
Ramadan is a crucial time of year for the date industry, and that goes for Joolies LLC. For Ramadan, going on this year from April 2 to May 2, Joolies is offering a 2-pound gift box full of its organic medjool dates.
The San Francisco-based online grocery platform says the new features will further enable grocers’ “digital transformation.”
These produce companies were searched for the most on Produce Market Guide last week.
Interest in organic avocados has increased significantly from Organic Fresh Trends 2021.
The newly opened Bristol Farms Newfound Market in Irvine, Calif., offers a feast of fresh produce throughout the store.
The Modesto, Calif.-based grocer with approximately 200 stores, has been acquired by private equity firm Kingswood Capital Management of Los Angeles.
If you’re not promoting your avocados front and center just before May 5, you’re missing a prime opportunity to increase sales. Yes, other types of fresh produce work great, too, for the Cinco de Mayo holiday.
63% of customers purchased bananas within the past 12 months.
Among all food categories tracked by federal statistics, only fresh vegetables showed lower retail prices in February compared with January.
Broccoli is on a steady climb as one of the top 10 vegetables studied in Fresh Trends.
Sunkist Growers, Naturipe Farms and T&G Global’s Envy Apples are launching a new “Fruitastic” promotion for WildBrain’s new animated Strawberry Shortcake series Berry in the Big City, according to a news release.