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Kevin Benson and James McKinnis bring decades of produce industry experience to the Maryland-based wholesaler’s growing sales team.

Nuts, dates and dried fruit are getting a spot in more produce sections, where consumers already have a healthy mindset.

The USDA has announced proposed changes to allow online transactions in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children.

U.S. sales of organic food products were an estimated $26.9 billion in 2010 (inflation adjusted to 2021 dollars) and reached $52 billion in 2021, according to a USDA report.

From cloud-based apps to AI-powered robotic weeders, clever agtech innovators are pioneering new solutions to unravel perplexing labor puzzles.

Spotlight on independent grocers: The ability to flex with the neighborhood is quite the selling point for independent supermarkets, compared to national chains.

VentureFruit, a T&G Global company, has unveiled what it says is the world’s first specifically bred hot climate-tolerant apple variety.

Customers have a unique perspective of the produce world. Before automatic misting systems, hand-watering vegetables sometimes sparked a few customer questions, even skepticism, says columnist Armand Lobato.

The New York-based vertical farming company has partnered with kosher retail and foodservice distributor Kayco to make five varieties of greens available at hundreds of area kosher supermarkets.

Walnuts sell so much better when merchandised with produce. That’s one part of Robert Verloop’s plan for a walnut makeover to increase sales and consumption.