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NEW YORK — Starting in 2019 and skipping 2020, the third Plant Based World Expo drew more than 250 exhibitors and more than 4,500 attendees Sept. 8-9, at the Javits Center in Manhattan.

But produce and other groceries continue to be purchased online at a rate much higher than pre-pandemic levels.

NEW YORK — The word “processed” carries a lot of baggage when it comes to food, but retailers and shoppers need to think of it on a spectrum.

Podcast: Bowery Farming interview. Read: CEA news, including 20 companies — including Bowery, AeroFarms, Plenty, Crop One, Kalera, Freight Farms and Elevate Farms — sign a manifesto and identity statement.

Let’s peek into the brain of a retail produce manager succeeding at his job and learn from him. We’re talking about Chris Jorgensen, produce manager at a Food Lion store in Gloucester, Va.

The mass retailer’s $100 million delivery hub will be for Quebec and Atlantic Canada customers. The company is investing $330 million in a record number of store renovations in 2022.

Fair Trade USA hosts a Board of Directors Dinner Sept. 22, at Orsay in Manhattan’s Upper East Side for members, donors and advocates of the social responsibility and sustainability cause.

Giant Eagle, Southeastern Grocers, CVS, Trader Joe’s, Whole Foods Market and four dollar stores are all taking key steps in pesticide and pollinator protection.

The contest was close, but Miller won. Get a taste of why in this video interview, and look forward to a more in-depth, multi-sourced story in the September-October issue of PMG magazine.

As those shining garnet globes pop up in stores this fall, don’t forget to market the functional health benefits, as well as snacking opportunities and recipe versatility of your fresh and dried cranberries.