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There’s the artistry of produce merchandising, and then there’s everything else.

Holidays are slam dunks for social media posts. For the fresh produce industry, tweaking a post this way is obvious, easy and timely — especially for Valentine’s Day.

Listen to our Tip of the Iceberg Podcast Episode 73, watch the video interview or read it here to find out why Albertsons Cos. will use Afresh’s AI-powered ordering and inventory platform.

Consumers want more of everything: More functional health benefits and more flavor explosions on their tongues.

Mike Mauti of Execulytics recommends two strategies to help retail buyers and suppliers maneuver through today’s challenges: Focus more on domestic programs and plan much more in advance for import programs.

Potato prices grew by 10.9% compared to 2020, growing five times faster than the previous two years, according to Potatoes USA data from IRI.

In Episode 71 of the Tip of the Iceberg Podcast, Mike Mauti of Execulytics talks about Toronto retail, and this feature reveals the hottest produce retail trends in the greater Toronto area.

Indoor, vertical AeroFarms, Newark, N.J., launches ‘hot and bold’ wasabi microgreens. We taste and talk. The ag-tech, Certified B Corporation also partnered with the University of Florida to create tastier tomatoes.

”... Consumers are drawing on the lessons they learned and fine-turned during the Great Recession. For many, that means buying less quantity and we are seeing that very clearly in fresh produce,” IRI’s Jonna Parker said.

These are just a few of the companies and people chatting with those who attended GOPEX ’22, plus some beautiful scenes.