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The Sunrise, Fla.-based wellness-based juice bar franchise has partnered with Pom Wonderful to launch the Pom Glow Smoothie.
While brick-and-mortar stores aim to make produce shopping easier, fun and more engaging, retailers seek to translate the in-store buying experience to the digital world.
Interested candidates should submit resumes by Dec. 6 for this volunteer position.
The national marketing, research and promotion board for the potato industry has chosen Shelley Olsen as chair, as well as announced its new executive committee.
Matthew Blair has been promoted to manage the fruit desk, with Justin Rowe set to oversee vegetable desk for the grocery retailer.
Danny Dumas will serve as senior vice president of sales, marketing and product management for North America.
Potatoes may be the No. 1 produce commodity the state’s growers ship, but a variety of other tasty fruits and vegetables emanate from Colorado each summer and early fall as well.
Yakima, Wash.-based Washington Fruit Growers expects to market good volume of pears this year, said Dan Davis, director of business development.
The University of Florida said researchers created a Strawberry Advisory System to help growers better understand when to spray fungicides.
A new Circana report offers insights on how U.S. consumers are redefining dinnertime. The company’s industry adviser for consumer goods and foodservice spoke with The Packer about habits specific to produce.
Novem said that, before the closing of the sale, it will lease the storage facility in British Columbia to help growers in the Okanagan Valley and prevent the loss of 25 million pounds of apples this season.
With sales of organic fruits and vegetables outpacing conventional, the company is focusing expanded organic marketing efforts on three specific consumer generations in strategic organic growth markets across the U.S.
Cold damage over the winter will translate to lower Northwest pear output for 2024, industry leaders say.
Steve Wright, who has retail experience at Tops Friendly Markets and Spartan stores, joins the company as vice president of sales.
Following a positive test result in Michigan, a Scottsdale, Ariz.-based grower recalled 224 cases of whole cantaloupe sold in retail supermarkets.
As part of its support for health and wellness initiatives, the Valencia, Calif.-based citrus cooperative said the collaboration aims to raise awareness about breast cancer and provide valuable resources to those impacted by the disease.
A hearing to decide the fate of a preliminary injunction by the Federal Trade Commission started this week.
The USDA and the U.S. trade representative’s office are accepting applications for new members to serve on agricultural trade advisory committees.
E-commerce is driving market share of total grocery retail sales, almost doubling to 11.8% of total grocery sales in 2023, according to a new report from Agriculture Canada.
Since the program’s inception in 2012, Tops Friendly Markets has donated more than $1.9 million to over 1,000 participating schools.
The U.S. Highbush Blueberry Council says the program helps fellows grow their leadership skill set, learn from decades-long industry leaders and develop their network of connections.
The funded projects will aim to increase the consumption of domestic and organic agricultural products.
The British Columbia Supreme Court ordered the cooperative to sell its assets following a petition for creditor protection.
There is more than one way to spur onion sales at retail, but early returns from a poll of industry members point to the importance of retail display space.
The August Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer dropped to its lowest level since fall 2015 to winter 2016 during the early stages of a significant downturn in the U.S. farm economy.
The system aims to help growers achieve specific results with built-in recipes.
The new ‘trend-forward’ items are set to hit more store shelves this fall, the company says.
The Toronto-based app marketplace says Chris Taylor is a strategic hire for its next phase of growth, bringing diverse financial leadership experience that will help bring the company to financial maturity.
Peruvian onion importers say the season will start a little late thanks to a strong Vidialia onion season in the U.S.
The company is encouraging family mealtime engagement during the September campaign.