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In less than a year, Flashfood has added 200-plus stores, including Giant Food, Giant Eagle, Food Lion, Loblaw and Meijer.

Sorting through our tech advancements reminds me how far we've come: I remember my oldest brother holed up in his bedroom in the late '80s or early '90s, somehow “talking” to people worldwide through his computer.

A pandemic-era program that provided free breakfast and lunch to all schoolchildren expired this year. Republicans voted against efforts to include free school meals this week. Biden's plan reinstates the program.

As the Peruvian season ends, the Oxnard, Calif.-based company is ready to provide a strong supply of fresh avocados from Mexico, Chile and Colombia.

Retailers, produce managers, merchandisers and marketers can also use the board trend for apple season, in making promotional campaigns, in print at point of sale or online at the virtual store and on social.

The Hispanic grocery chain partners with Amazon to offer two-hour delivery in the Southwest U.S.

Retailer Hy-Vee commits to meal delivery and nutrition education for food insecure.

A number of suppliers are working to inform retailers and consumers about the difference they can make when buying fair trade bananas.

National Grocers Association pledges to improve access to grocery stores in rural areas and food deserts by working to increase the number of retailers authorized for SNAP online purchases.

Popular cooking and food site Kitchn spotlights ten favorite produce items in an annual grocery store guide.

Even though price is king in shoppers' fresh produce decisions, 55% of consumers say they are willing to pay a premium for the right foods because they contribute to their health and wellness. Why and how?

Giant Eagle, Southeastern Grocers, CVS, Trader Joe’s, Whole Foods Market and four dollar stores are all taking key steps in pesticide and pollinator protection.

Hy-Vee, Inc., has earned GreenChill recognition from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for its work to reduce refrigerant emissions and decrease its environmental impact.

The mass retailer’s $100 million delivery hub will be for Quebec and Atlantic Canada customers. The company is investing $330 million in a record number of store renovations in 2022.

Potato retail sales increased in dollar sales but decreased in volume sales from July 2021 - June 2022, compared to the same timeframe a year ago.

Honeybear Brands is bringing back its “All the Feels” price look-up (PLUs) fruit stickers for a limited time this fall, says Kristi Harris, Honeybear Brands brand manager.  

Let’s peek into the brain of a retail produce manager succeeding at his job and learn from him. We’re talking about Chris Jorgensen, produce manager at a Food Lion store in Gloucester, Va.

Whichever side of the lemon-water fence you reside, this wellness trend has merchandising and marketing opportunities for the popular yellow citrus.

Instacart launches a bundle of six grocery technology platforms called Connected Stores to help retailers compete in a hybrid grocery marketplace and create a more integrated online and in-store shopping experiences.

NEW YORK — Shoppers prefer to be flexitarian rather than vegan in their food choices the same way they’d rather be sober-curious than 100% abstinent in their drink choices, says FMI's first plant-based report.

Beginning this fall, Sprouts shoppers can visit the DoorDash mobile app or website, where they can choose to have their fresh produce and groceries delivered on-demand or later in the week.

Launched by Shuman Farms in 2002, Healthy Family Project celebrates 20 years of nutritious food inspiration for busy families.

Shoppers want it all. They want seasonal produce grown by a local farmer, yet they also want that same produce in the off-season. And they want food from far-flung locales and cultures.

Natural Grocers, which sells exclusively organic produce, offers three days of savings, free samples and continued educational and fundraising efforts for the Beyond Pesticides program.

When grocery clerks and third-party associates shop for and organize online orders, they need a pickup or delivery staging area that keeps food fresh and safe — especially produce.

Melons may be summer’s candy, arguably, but they're available from California, Delaware, Missouri and Texas through October, and year-round in Mexico. Try these steps to achieve melon merchandising success.

Avocados From Mexico's Stephanie Bazan dishes on the new Guac N' Tacos program launching Sept. 16, in honor of National Guacamole Day.

NEW YORK — The word “processed” carries a lot of baggage when it comes to food, but retailers and shoppers need to think of it on a spectrum.

Food prices are still hot to handle, the latest Consumer Price Index report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics indicates.

Do you know which farmers market is no. 1 in America? American Farmland Trust and the Farmers Market Coalition hope to answer during the annual 2022 America's Farmers Market Celebration.

But produce and other groceries continue to be purchased online at a rate much higher than pre-pandemic levels.

Giving apple consumers great quality fruit goes a long way to ensuring repeat retail purchases, despite the friction of inflation in the produce department, Washington apple marketers say.

Average annual consumer expenditures rose 9.1% in 2021, including a massive 13.4% increase in expenditures on food, a new report reveals.

Watsonville, Calif.-based Driscoll’s has launched its latest digital projects to help inform consumers about the brand’s high-flavor strawberry options.

Winn-Dixie, Harveys and Fresco y Mas grocery stores partner with DoorDash to offer online shopping and delivery starting October 2022.

The companies say the planned acquisition will unite both brands to deliver a more sustainable grocery experience, and put the combined business on track to cross $1 billion in sales by early 2024.

A look at Fortune’s recently released 2022 Best Workplaces in Retail list, reveals the top 20 retailers leading in attracting and retaining talent.

The acquisition brings Rosie’s e-commerce platform and team of experts to Instacart, giving local independent grocers access to a broader range of technology and fulfillment capabilities to grow their businesses.

FMI — The Food Industry Association’s new industry survey, “The Food Retailing Industry Speaks,” finds that retailers and suppliers face a multitude of challenges, along with opportunity.

Get an update on the consumer demand for contactless shopping, and some creative ways retailers are responding.

Most of us have a smartphone by now, but have you ever used a smart cart at the grocery store? Join me as I try it out in this video.

How to position packaged produce in these inflationary times.

The company’s Gameday Sweetness-Winning Recipe premium sweet onion promotion featuring in-store bins, point-of-sale material and an in-store contest for retailers will kick off in mid-October.

It’s Jersey time for fresh produce, and big regional retailers know it.

Making sense of the mandarin’s place in the citrus world.

If your supermarket or brand hasn’t created a guacamole-themed promotion or merchandising display in 2022, well, are you even trying?

As those shining garnet globes pop up in stores this fall, don’t forget to market the functional health benefits, as well as snacking opportunities and recipe versatility of your fresh and dried cranberries.

The contest was close, but Miller won. Get a taste of why in this video interview, and look forward to a more in-depth, multi-sourced story in the September-October issue of PMG magazine.

The Giant Co. is trying to make the fall family table healthier with free cooking classes for all ages available for free on the Zoom video-chat platform. And we know healthy means fresh produce.

The USDA’s new forecast for retail grocery inflation in 2022 tops 10%, close to three times the 3.5% inflation rate in 2021.