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With more than 20 years of experience in the North American supermarket industry, Mike Mauti has learned “Retail 101” firsthand.

With more than 20 years of experience in the North American supermarket industry, Mike Mauti has learned “Retail 101” firsthand.

It’s the second year of SnackNation’s Insight Award for snacks, and a Wonderful Pistachios Product – No Shells Honey Roasted – received the honor for the Best Nut or Trail Mix from an established brand.

Giunta’s Meat Farms and Jerry Lee’s are new companies to the Market. Bright Produce Co., Infinite Herbs & Specialties LLC, Engelmann Farms Inc., Full Harvest, George Amaral Ranches Inc., and others have updates.

It was ugly. It was all at once curious, sad, remarkable, shocking and sobering.

Wholesalers, shippers and distributors are strategizing how to handle drastic changes in buying, selling, and how they manage employees as coronavirus COVID-19 has spread.

Community Food Co-op and Willimantic Food Co-op are new Companies to the Market. Bay Valley Foods, Butte Produce Co Inc., Dawson’s Orchards Inc., Quality Sales Foodservice, and others have updates.

Giunta’s Meat Farms and Hungry Hollow Co-op are new companies to the Market. General Produce Co Ltd., J R Produce Supply Inc., Keene Organics, La Budde Group Inc., Valvilla Produce LLC, and others have changes.

We’ve received more than 100 additional responses to our poll about how the new coronavirus is affecting the produce industry since we initially tallied the results March 12-13.

Inspections of California and Arizona leafy greens, as outlined in the Leafy Greens Marketing Agreements for those crops, continue despite the spread of COVID-19.