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Northeast market business news in brief.

Schnuck Markets, Inc. and the American Red Cross today announced that Schnucks customers and the company donated $125,000 to support Midwest tornado victims.

Transportation woes continue to haunt Northeast shippers as trucks remain hard to come by and freight rates skyrocket because of rising fuel costs and a scarcity of drivers.

Seen on Social: Our favorite posts of the week from the produce industry.

Read the newest issue of PMG magazine from cover to cover — digitally.

Ahhh, yes vibrant citrus: Heading into the new year when so many consumers are focused on healthy eating, the citrus category’s versatility shines, whether consumers buy for snacking or juicing.

The 6% sales gain was driven largely by a bigger active shopper base, especially in mass providers like Walmart and Target, according to the Brick Meets Click/Mercatus Grocery Shopping Survey fielded Nov. 29-30.

Listen to Episode 69, featuring two new editors at The Packer and PMG, discussion about the coming GOPEX show in Florida and retail shortages.

In this video, we chat with two new editors, Melissa Treolo and Ed Boling, and we cover the Global Organic Produce Expo (GOPEX) and retail shortages.

Welcome to winter 2022: Empty grocery shelves are back, and staffing is reduced by as much as half in some cases.