Wakefern Food Corp.'s supermarket banners, including ShopRite, Price Rite Marketplace, The Fresh Grocer, Gourmet Garage and Fairway Market, are hosting hiring fairs on April 27 across several states.
Urban Picnik salad meals, now available at retailers in Quebec where the company is based, is branching out across Canada, with distribution to grocery and convenience stores – and an eye on U.S. expansion.
It has been three weeks since the CDC released its first alert about romaine from Arizona, linking the product to a multistate E. coli outbreak, and the FDA is still looking for the source.
Urban Picnik salad meals, now available at retailers in Quebec where the company is based, is branching out across Canada, with distribution to grocery and convenience stores – and an eye on U.S. expansion.
The Canadian Produce Marketing Association recognized a number of individuals, products and companies during its recent annual conference and expo in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Retail consulting firm Brick Meets Click forecasts online grocery sales will account for more than 8% of total grocery sales within the next five years.
VANCOUVER, British Columbia — On a retail panel at the Canadian Produce Marketing Association’s convention on April 27, Jim Waites joked that he was a little before his time.
The Reusable Packaging Association is highlighting the use of reusable plastic containers to kick off an initiative communicating supply chain performance advantages of reusable transport packaging.
Coral Gables, Fla.-based Fresh Del Monte Produce did roughly $1.11 billion in net sales in the first quarter, an increase of about 7% from the same period in 2017.
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has updated a recall of microgreens products from Greenbelt Greenhouse with new “best before” dates that suggest consumers might still have the products in their refrigerators.
With foodservice and retail trends broadly pointing to greater consumption of tropical fruits and vegetables, marketers say retailers who want to quicken that momentum have numerous options.
Orlando, Fla.-based Produce for Kids is partnering with more than 30 produce companies this year to promote healthy eating online and in more than 2,000 grocery stores.
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.
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.
California’s citrus season is winding down, but Fowler, Calif.-based Bee Sweet Citrus wants grapefruit fans to know its Star Ruby grapefruit will still be available for the next few months.
Side Delights, a line of potato products from Fresh Solutions Network, is rolling out child-friendly recipes to help parents and kids make healthy eating choices while teaching kids how to cook.
Chile’s citrus export season to the U.S. kicked off the week of April 2 with a shipment of nearly 48 tons of clementines from Valparaiso heading to the West Coast.
Tom Karst and Ashley Nickle discuss the major stories of this week, including why the latest update on the E. coli outbreak linked to romaine from Arizona might be a big help to the FDA in its traceback investigation.
Pacific Trellis Fruit/Dulcinea Farms, Los Angeles, has hired Brad Lukesh as director of logistics and Thorsten “Thor” Rhode as senior director of marketing.
Retailers have numerous packaging options for merchandising Vidalia onions, but the product itself may be the most important marketing tool, growers and shippers say.
Over the past few months, California children were introduced to fresh fruit through cooking classes sponsored by Fresh Fruits from Chile and Northgate Gonzales Markets.
Greek philosopher Plato once said, “The beginning is the most important part of any work.” This is true for deep thinking, and it’s equally important for a produce manager.
Industry leaders answer questions including why warnings were issued about romaine before a specific source was identified, when we can expect an update, how retailers should communicate about the outbreak, and more.
Domex Superfresh Growers, Yakima, Wash., is promoting granny smith apples as an ideal variety to include in Cinco de Mayo festivities because of its popularity with millenials and Hispanic communities.
Jeff Cardinale, vice president of communications for the Fresno-based California Table Grape Commission, said retailers will have plenty of opportunities to promote California grapes this spring and summer.
