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We better pay attention to Gen Z if we want our companies to survive and thrive — and the general public to eat more fresh produce.

Square Roots will grow food onsite at United Natural Foods Inc. facilities, shortening the supply chain and giving back days of freshness to UNFI’s retail customers year-round.

Local Leaf Farms plans to reduce food miles and logistics headaches by opening as many as 20 small-footprint facilities across Canada by 2025.

Travel with us as we take the journey of the apple from the orchard to the packing house to the storage facility and then to the restaurant and supermarket.

Retailers, produce managers, merchandisers and marketers can also use the board trend for apple season, in making promotional campaigns, in print at point of sale or online at the virtual store and on social.

Sorting through our tech advancements reminds me how far we’ve come: I remember my oldest brother holed up in his bedroom in the late ‘80s or early ‘90s, somehow “talking” to people worldwide through his computer.

In less than a year, Flashfood has added 200-plus stores, including Giant Food, Giant Eagle, Food Lion, Loblaw and Meijer.

As Floridians across the peninsula grapple with their losses and look toward meeting their immediate necessities, supermarket companies nationwide are sending relief in the form of volunteers, food and other supplies.

EFI director: “Rather than an audit-based approach to compliance, this program will focus on self-assessment, capacity-building and measurement of continuous improvement [for] responsible labor practices at scale.”

The Retail Produce Tour on Oct. 26, at the International Fresh Produce Association’s Global Produce & Floral Show in Orlando, offered two buses and was sold out with a waiting list.