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Here are the top 10 commodities searched for on Produce Market Guide in 2021.

Students benefit by expanding their palates, taste-testing healthy foods and learning about food origins.

After three years of participating in major industry events, we improved our sourcing and connections with suppliers nationwide. At that time, we had only six stores, so it took a lot to get noticed by large suppliers.

In what could be the first move of its kind for a massive retailer, Walmart is investing in an indoor vertical leafy greens grower: Plenty Unlimited Inc., based in South San Francisco.

Fresh carrots have been a mainstay at retail: They’re grown year-round, have a relatively low sticker price, are familiar and hardy for shipping.

“Our partnership with Gordon Food Service, combined with our modular, smart-farm platform, means we can rapidly deploy new indoor farms in strategically located cities like Kenosha,” the Square Roots CEO said.

McClellan joined SpartanNash in 2019 and previously served as vice president of fresh merchandising.

More than 70% of U.S. households ordered groceries — including fresh produce — online in 2021, at least once.

We love trends lists! So let’s delve into what the industry expects to happen with produce in 2022.

We pulled out the four trends that pertain to the produce industry from the predictions released by Chicago-based FoodMix Marketing Communications.