Retail
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has rescheduled the vote on whether the National Mango Board programs should include frozen fruit.
Suntreat Packing & Shipping Co.’s Suki mandarins are now available, and this season marks the first one with promoteable volumes.
Staff writer Ashley Nickle and Produce Retailer editor Pamela Riemenschneider discuss what happens next for Southeastern Grocers, which plans to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy by the end of the month.
Dollar General plans to carry fresh produce in about 450 stores by the end of 2018.
Chef’d plans to have its meal kits in more than 1,000 stores by the end of June.
On-the-go guacamole lovers now have a handy way to snack on their favorite dip when not at home.
Nearly a dozen major varieties of cherries are available from Northwest cherry grower-shippers, and new ones seem to be popping up all the time.
Potatoes USA has hired Kayla Dome as global marketing manager for the group’s retail sector.
Dole Food Co., Westlake Village, Calif., has unveiled a new logo and brand identity for all company products, including salads and other items from Dole Fresh Vegetables.
Just weeks after Schnuck Markets Inc. raised money for Hurricane Florence victims, the retailer is again collecting donations, for Hurricane Michael victims.
When a wildfire raged in Shasta and Trinity counties in Northern California, Raley’s customers pitched in with donations to the fire relief effort.
Mexican avocado shipments will be crossing into the U.S. in earnest Nov. 17, after a late-October growers strike all but dried up the supply chain to retailers and foodservice operators in the U.S.
Crunch Time Apple Growers, marketer of SnapDragon and RubyFrost apples, received three awards for marketing the apples.
The United Fresh Produce Association has named its advisory committee for Brandstorm.
Dole Food Co. is releasing more Disney-themed recipes in celebration of Mickey Mouse’s 90th birthday on Nov. 18.
As Zespri kiwifruit celebrates a successful consumer campaign, the company is expanding availability of its SunGold variety.
Pear Bureau Northwest is taking National Pear Month global.
Santa Paula, Calif.-based Limoneira Company has two seasonal promotion plans that will carry lemon promotions through the fall and winter season.
Giant Heirloom Market is coming to three more Philadelphia neighborhoods — University City, Northern Liberties and Queen Village.
Hy-Vee has launched a pilot program that lets shoppers buy products approaching their “best before” date at a significant discount.
Gala apple sales and volume showed a sharp uptick in December compared with year-ago sales, according Stemilt Growers.
Ocean Mist Farms is kicking off the Coachella, Calif., season with Peace, Love & Artichokes.
Ambrosia Gold. Kiku. Kanzi. Smitten. Jazz. Envy. Pacific Rose.
Norfolk, Va.-based Military Produce Group LLC, has been awarded a 24-month contract with the Defense Commissary Agency to supply fresh produce to commissaries in the Eastern U.S.
The Wonderful Co., whose products include Wonderful Pistachios, Halos mandarins and other citrus and POM Wonderful products, pledges to use 100% renewable electricity at its operations by 2025.
Maglio Cos., Milwaukee, Wis., has introduced new options for its Readyripe watermelon pouch.
Ocean Mist Farms, Castroville, Calif., is launching Reach for the Gold, its spring artichoke campaign.
After successful tours the past two seasons, Envy apples’ 2019 Roadshow is an expanded three-month outreach program that asks consumers to “break away from the everyday.”
A Jazz apple promotion with Jeep for a giveaway of a 2019 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon and outdoor-themed prizes has received about 300,000 entries.
The Schnucks Rewards app now has two more features — a wellness guide and a shopping list function optimized for store layout.