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Pumping up or building massive produce displays is not uncommon during the holidays.

“Ugh! This Saturday night I have inventory.”

Chicago-based Agrow Fresh Produce Co. is “blanketing the marketplace” with a new product — Simply Season and Steam — said Ed Romanelli, vice president of sales and marketing.

Two more people have tested positive for hepatitis A in an outbreak that investigators believe is linked to consumption of fresh blackberries.

Ahold Delhaize plans to acquire three warehouses, lease two more facilities and build two others as part of a three-year strategy to strengthen the company’s supply chain in the U.S.

Walmart has announced a pilot with self-driving vehicle company Nuro.

Ranking of the top retail chains in the Chicago market remains virtually unchanged from a year ago, said Bill Bishop, chief architect at Brick Meets Click, a Barrington, Ill.-based consulting firm.

Federal health authorities in the U.S. and Canada are advising consumers not to eat a Fresh Express chopped salad kit, linking it to eight E. coli O157:H7 cases in the U.S. and 16 in Canada.

Wonderful Pistachios has a new spoke-tortoise kicking off its No Shells line marketing campaign, as part of a $15 million investment in the brand.

In a reversal from the previous week, oranges are once more No. 1 on Produce Market Guide, booting lettuce to the No. 2 spot the week of Dec. 2.

Wholesum, Amado, Ariz., will be shipping a new line of organic heirloom tomatoes soon.

Plant-based dips company Good Foods has donated $65,000 to the No Kid Hungry campaign to help fight childhood hunger.

As one year closes and another begins, it is a good time to take stock of everything that has happened and look forward to plan and predict what the future might hold.

It is a fabulous feeling to have a story to share, and Rouses Markets delivered that for its shoppers Dec. 4 with a promotion centered around the world’s largest avocado display at its store on Tchoupitoulas Street.

Recent in-store demos show strongly positive consumer feedback on the SweeTango apple’s taste, quality, value and convenience, marketers report.

Youth entrepreneurship group Lemonade Day and citrus supplier Limoneira Company have established a two-year charitable licensing agreement.

Oranges were once again knocked out of the No. 1 spot on Produce Market Guide, this time by lettuce, which moved up two slots from the previous week to take the lead the week of Nov. 25.

Smart supermarkets of the future can leave behind much of their reliance on single-use packaging, a new report from Greenpeace USA claims.

The demand for sustainability in packaging is growing but the choices in pursuit of that goal aren’t necessarily easy.

Green Thumb Farms has launched a program fall to discover and develop new potato varieties. 

New research reveals that millennial shoppers who buy avocados are important both to the avocado category and to the entire produce department.

Year-over-year retail food price increases continue to be tame and more of the same is expected for 2020.

The Fishers, N.Y.-based New York Apple Association is kicking off the holiday season with new poly bags and a big holiday retail display contest.

I went to the store for three things and came home with 10. That’s how it goes for me, and many other shoppers all over the country, I suspect. How do grocers do this, get people to buy extra items?

With more than 20 years of experience in the North American supermarket industry, Mike Mauti has learned “Retail 101” firsthand.

With more than 20 years of experience in the North American supermarket industry, Mike Mauti has learned “Retail 101” firsthand.

The Idaho Potato Commission is sending a lucky produce manager to Italy as part of its 2020 Potato Lover’s Month Display Contest.

The produce department of tomorrow may not be one.

A simple question for retailers as we near the end of November: Do you know what your shoppers are doing for the holidays this year?

Reusable plastic container company IFCO Systems has redesigned its website to allow users to find industry-specific products and services.

A new survey by Category Partners found that household size, income and other factors influence how consumers plan to spend Thanksgiving.

Connecticut has the wealth few U.S. states possess, but a stable population means growth in retail fresh produce sales will not come from adding brand new sales.

Stop & Shop dominates the Connecticut retail market, and the competition is not even close.

Processor Missa Bay LLC has recalled more than three dozen salad products with romaine as investigators search for a cause of an eight-state E. coli outbreak with 17 cases.

(UPDATED Nov. 21) Federal agencies are investigating Hepatitis A cases in three states that are “potentially linked” to fresh blackberries bought at Fresh Thyme Farmers Markets stores in three states in September.

The United States Department of Agriculture plan to eliminate broad-based categorical eligibility in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program is drawing tons of comments and criticism.

Organic fruits and vegetables can be big business in the Northern California market.

Supermarket sales of organic fruits and vegetables seem to be trending upward, but the role of organics play can vary from place to place.

Crunch Pak will be the exclusive processor and marketer of sliced Cosmic Crisp apples.

The Wonderful Co.’s family-friendly “Camp Halohead” animated series has debuted.

Apples took over the No. 1 spot on Produce Market Guide last week, pushing oranges to No. 2.

The future food choices of consumers are difficult enough to predict based on their past behavior.

It’s “home sweet holiday” time again for Bland Farms, Glennville, Ga., which is making its holiday-themed display merchandiser available to retailers.

Robinson Fresh is taking the guesswork out of choosing avocados that will be ripe throughout the week with a four-pack of fruit at different stages of ripeness.

Apeel Sciences, Santa Barbara, Calif., is opening offices in Mexico, the Netherlands and Peru.

RealEats America, a meal kit company focused on healthy foods, received the $1 million top prize in the inaugural Grow-NY competition.

I’m decidedly pro-sprouts. I’ve just never seen them on the Thanksgiving table.

The Packer and Alibaba.com, one of the largest online commerce sites, are offering a free web seminar on steps produce companies can take to sell their products online.

Pacific Trellis Fruit, Los Angeles, has a new line of Dulcinea brand seedless grapes.

Comparable store sales for Walmart U.S. increased 3.2% in the third quarter, and executives described fresh food as key to the growth.