Retail
Promotions that support local retail sales of Pazazz apples are abundant.
Pleasant Prairie, Wis.-based Good Foods plans to feature its plant-based dips at the United Fresh Produce Association expo June 11-12.
Love Beets, Rochester, N.Y., relaunched its marinated baby beets and other beet offerings with resealable packaging that double the products’ shelf life.
Selah, Wash.-based Rainier Fruit is expanding its focus on promoting active lifestyles through a partnership with Wanderlust, a yoga event company.
With New Zealand shipments arriving in U.S. ports in mid-April, Koru apples are reaching markets across the country as May begins.
Cherries are arguably the last seasonal produce item, and marketers say retailers can leverage the unique appeal of cherries to drive department sales all summer long.
Supervalu plans to prune its retail portfolio again, announcing April 24 that it is pursuing the sale of Shop ‘n Save stores in the Midwest and in the East.
Zespri is kicking off its SunGold kiwifruit season with a new consumer campaign, in-store demos, custom point-of-sale materials and other retail promotions.
Amelia Freidline and Ashley Nickle talk cucumbers and the likelihood-of-purchase age gap for them.
Meal kit company Chef’d has gone out of business.
Produce industry organizations commended suppliers July 9 for coming together to protest the new 90-day payment policy Kroger intended to implement across its business.
Staff writer Ashley Nickle discusses the details of the new Kroger payment policy and the Supervalu takeover bid.
Weeks after donating to Hurricane Florence victims, Schnuck Markets Inc., St. Louis, and its customers donated $185,000 to support Hurricane Michael victims.
Lone Star Citrus Growers, McAllen, Texas, is introducing a bi-monthly newsletter to provide resources to buyers.
ORLANDO, Fla. - Promoting gold potatoes could grow the entire potato category, says John Pope, vice president of sales and marketing for Houston-based Mountain King Potatoes.
Mushroom company Giorgio Fresh is celebrating its 90th anniversary with new packaging.
Western U.S. availability of Tasti-Lee Tomatoes is expected to rapidly grow in 2019, in a partnership with Flavorful Brands and The Produce Exchange/Lipman Family Farms.
Peru exported 182 million pounds of avocado to the U.S. this season.
ORLANDO, Fla. — The National Mango Board recognized ShopRite as its 2018 Mango Retailer of the Year at the Produce Marketing Association’s Fresh Summit.
Imports of mangoes and papayas have shown strong growth over the past decade.
Fresh Express, NatureSweet and Litehouse — three companies representing salad ingredients — are joining for a retail promotion to highlight how consumers can combine them for salad creations.
Bailey Farms, Oxford, N.C., is expanding acreage of its DulceFina peppers in response to consumer demand.
Brambles Ltd., the parent company of reusable plastic container firm IFCO Systems, is selling the RPC maker/pooler to Triton and a government investment group in the United Arab Emirates for $2.51 billion.
Wenatchee, Wash.-based Stemilt Growers will no longer use anti-ripening agents on pears, saying they compromise optimum flavor.
Concord Foods, whose line of produce companion foods are often displayed in the fresh produce department, has a new chocolate dip snack under the Simply Concord brand.
Tasteful Selections’ Small Bite Campaign’s new theme is happiness.
The Viva Fresh Innovation Showcase finalists feature products across the spectrum of the fresh produce industry.
Baldor Specialty Foods, Bronx, N.Y., is expanding the Urban Roots Veggie Side Kits line.
Dole Food Co. is offering a new line of Bountiful Kits, ready-to-eat salad kits that feature the plant-based protein trend.