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Amelia Freidline, copy editor and designer of The Packer, and Ashley Nickle, editor of Produce Retailer, discuss ways to get more produce into your Super Bowl party in this special edition of Millennials Eat.

A slight rise in sales of fresh potatoes in the second-quarter ending in December was offset by a drop in russet volumes, dragging the overall fresh category volume down.

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Satur Farms, Cutchogue, N.Y., is recalling baby spinach and mesclun mix over salmonella concerns.

U.S. hass avocado shipments sizzled in October, with volume 30% above year-ago levels.

Satur Farms, Cutchogue, N.Y., is recalling baby spinach and mesclun mix over salmonella concerns.

Fortune has ranked Publix, Costco, Target and Walmart among the top 50 most admired companies in the world.

Donald D’Amour, CEO of Big Y Foods since 1980 and chairman since 1997, has stepped down from those roles and is now chairman emeritus and an advisor to the board of directors.

Bard Valley Date Growers, Yuma, Ariz., has launched a colorful new label design for Natural Delights brand dates.

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A Canadian company has recalled red chili from Vietnam for potentially containing salmonella.

A Canadian company has recalled red chili from Vietnam for potentially containing salmonella.

SmartWash Solutions, Salinas, Calif., shares its knowledge with the next generation of food safety experts by sponsoring an intern program.

The rising interest in less common fruit means more merchandising opportunities for retailers and foodservice providers.

As U.S. avocado importers entered Super Bowl week, they were importing record levels of the fruit.

Back from Palm Springs, editor-in-chief Tom Karst recaps FreshStart 2019, while retail editor Ashley Nickle discusses Whole Foods news.

Fresh produce takes four spots on a new top 10 list of superfoods.

You could say “Everything is Awesome!” about Chiquita’s new tie-in with The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part.

The Michigan Potato Industry Commission will highlight potatoes produced in the state with 90 branded display bins and 4.6 million Kwik Lok tags with the Michigan Potatoes logo.

New fresh prepared meals from WW, formerly known as Weight Watchers, will be available soon at more than 200 Hy-Vee locations.

Shoppable recipes, digital rebates and in-store point-of-sale materials are among the elements of the Avocados From Mexico campaign leading up to the Super Bowl.

General attendee registration is open for the fourth annual Organic Produce Summit.

Produce Retailer editor Ashley Nickle and The Packer's copy editor and designer Amelia Freidline talk grapefruit, from consumer likelihood of purchase — lacking a bit in the Midwest — to eating occasions.

More organic produce consumers are pushing back against the use of plastic in packaging, but will it matter?

Stop & Shop plans to debut unmanned vehicles for grocery item delivery this year in the greater Boston area.

Chilean grape production started slowly but picked up steadily this year.

Chilean grape production started slowly but picked up steadily this year.

Under the umbrella of the family business, Black Gold Farms, Leah Halverson is CEO of a new division called Ten Acre Marketing.

The Food and Drug Administration on Jan. 15 plans to start inspections of high-risk food facilities, which include leafy green processing plants, using mostly unpaid furloughed employees.

Jacobs Farm Del Cabo has a new organic hot pepper pack with varieties including habaneros, Brazilian starfish and serranos.

Greens company WP Rawl is launching a new campaign with the new year, targeting the full range of consumers, with attention to baby boomers and millennials.

Shoppers can access a $1 discount on a 2-pound bag of SnapDragon apples by using the Ibotta app.

Honeybear Brands, Minneapolis, is rolling out a national campaign for Pazazz apples that involves targeted marketing at more than a dozen retail banners, with a focus on Eastern seaboard locations.

A new display contest for Divemex peppers is going on through the end of March, and the grand prize is $2,000.

Seven Seas has hired Brent Scattini as vice president-West Coast.

Mission Produce Inc., Oxnard, Calif., is using Hazel Technologies’ shelf-life extension product on avocados, with plans to integrate the technology throughout its global supply chain.

AUSTIN, Texas — With a focus on local and regional food procurement, Local Crate Meals is expanding distribution of its fresh and seasonal meal kits, the founder and CEO told the audience at the Potato Expo 2019. 

In this episode of Packer Insight, editor-in-chief Tom Karst delivers an update from Potato Expo 2019, and retail editor Ashley Nickle discusses reports on the future of Amazon grocery and on retailer rankings.

Rainier Fruit’s Pears for Pairs, a national campaign encouraging donations of socks to homeless charities, is just one of the company’s efforts to help charities.

Fyffes started a program in Honduras in 2016 that distributes school supplies to farm workers’ children, giving incentives for academic growth.

I compare good signage in produce department to a goalie in hockey; no one thinks how important the goalie is until the game is on the line.

Retailers and brands should start preparing for Amazon grocery to finally hit its stride, according to data and insights firm Edge by Ascential.

Kroger is piloting the latest and greatest in digital shelves, Publix is starting online cooking classes, and both developments create opportunities for produce marketers.

Data consultancy dunnhumby ranked Trader Joe’s tops among grocery retailers for emotional connection with shoppers and financial performance.

Santa Clara, Calif.-based Landec Corp. has changed the name of subsidiary Apio — “celery” in Spanish — to Curation Foods.

Although some media are reporting of a possible shortage of avocados for Super Bowl festivities because of a fuel shortage in Mexico, importers say there’s no indication supplies are being affected.

Wegmans Food Markets will open its first New York City store and its first North Carolina store this fall.

White Plains, N.Y.-based Krasdale Foods has promoted chief operating officer Steve Silver to president.

Sprouts plans to open stores in three new markets in the second quarter of this year: Louisiana, New Jersey and Virginia.

Orri Jaffa mandarins, developed in Israel, will see big increases in the U.S. and Canada during the January-May import season.