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From tropicals to trendy juice shots to elevated eating experiences and year-round availability, the 2024 New York Produce Show and Conference offered a glimpse into what’s next for fresh produce.
Shoppers are seeking ways to simplify holiday meals without sacrificing traditions that make them special, according to a Wegmans survey.
The discount grocer recaps highlights, best-selling products and shopper trends from 2024.
Former Fresh Direct CEO David Lawrence will succeed Davenport in the role, who retires after more than 30 years with the company.
The additional funding will help specialty crop growers expand agricultural exports to Africa, Latin America, the Caribbean and South and Southeast Asia.
Retail ads for potatoes trailed only apples for conventional produce the week of Nov. 29, says the USDA National Retail Report.
From the moment shoppers enter the 87,500-square-foot Astor Place Wegmans — the Rochester, N.Y.-based grocer’s newest store — the fresh produce storytelling begins.
The cross between a Honeycrisp and a cripps pink is expected to reach grocery stores in 2029.
While the grocer’s Brooklyn store has the second-smallest footprint of any Wegmans, it is consistently in the top 10 for produce sales.
These are the most common uses of fresh potatoes, as reported by consumers in The Packer’s 2024 Fresh Trends survey.
The indoor vertical farm said its Arizona farm achieved organic certification from Where Food Comes From Organic.
Susan Noritake has been instrumental in leading sales and marketing efforts, according to the Bakersfield, Calif.-based brand.
The Canadian Produce Marketing Association offered a retail tour that included a visit to Loblaws City Market in downtown Vancouver, where co-owner Dave Sherwood led a group through the 41,000-square-foot store.
With an emphasis on local produce, the specialty supermarket — boasting 15 stores in New York and one in New Jersey — sources the majority of its produce from Hunts Point Market in the Bronx, N.Y.
New Dietary Guidelines for Americans call for the substitution of saturated fats with nutrient-dense and unsaturated fats, such as walnuts.
Those on the Philadelphia Wholesale Produce Market share thoughts on what to expect for 2025.
The market and produce distributors share recent updates to facilities and operations.
Sustainable chef Cathy Katin-Grazzini shares insights into how the produce industry can help bolster consumers’ sustainability efforts.
Construction is ongoing for a two-story, 5,000-square-foot drivers’ lounge and cafeteria for drivers and employees at the company’s Pennsylvania location.
U.S. imports of greenhouse-grown organic bell peppers from November 2023 to October 2024 were up 52% from the same period the previous year.
The Minnesota-based carrot producer says Fusionware helped it achieve 100% inventory accuracy, streamline workflows and forecast potential issues.
The Swiss agtech company has added offices in Washington state and broadened its U.S. dealer network.
Vegetables, potatoes and melons were impacted by the storm’s heavy winds and flooding, according to a University of Florida report.
Two produce businesses have been sanctioned for failing to meet contractual obligations to the sellers and failure to pay reparation awards.
The company said the closure is in response to increased costs of farming in California and growing demand for vertically farmed strawberries.
The collaboration seeks to develop neopestalotiopsis resistance in existing University of Florida cultivars.
A $5 million USDA grant will support efforts to expand avocado production and stop the spread of a disease that has destroyed 350,000 avocado trees in Florida.
The board promotes the benefits of potatoes to audiences across the globe, including consumers, foodservice operators, retailers and health professionals.
The organization said the grant, as part of USDA Regional Agricultural Promotion Program funding, will help it expand into Southeast Asia.
A Sustainable Packaging Innovation Lab is funding projects that lead to the development and commercialization of scalable, sustainable packaging solutions.