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NEW YORK CITY — “It’s been two years since we’ve seen everybody,” said Benjamin Walker, senior vice president of sales, marketing and merchandising at Baldor Specialty Foods, Bronx, N.Y.

The FDA, along with CDC and state and local partners, is investigating a multistate outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes infections potentially linked to Dole packaged leafy greens.

Sunkist Growers and Tajín Seasonings have created a display for the Rose Parade Floatfest in Pasadena, Calif., Jan. 1 and 2.

With the holidays winding down, produce distributors in the Northeast are looking forward to a solid first quarter as the new year approaches.

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Produce shippers in the Northeast had to tweak their operations a bit over the past couple of years to cope with COVID-19, but most have gotten through the pandemic in fairly good shape.

I was nibbling on the last of some Christmas cookies when Russ T. Blade appeared from behind my Rudolph-reindeer coffee mug.

When placed next to produce items, Tajin Seasonings increases sales, according to research conducted by Tajin in partnership with independent research firm DLG Research.

It’s safe to say that the 56th Super Bowl of the National Football League at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Calif., will be watched by millions who want to be snacking the whole time.

You can score more points with in-store displays themed with Super Bowl football décor than you could for the 2021 big game, when fewer consumers were shopping in person.