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NEW YORK — You may have noticed more vehicles on the road and more people in stores lately.

Thanksgiving is a holiday that consumers really focus on time and convenience, and they generally do not shop around at different stores. They will be looking to you to have the products they want and need.

More and more consumers can use their health insurance to buy fresh produce online and have it delivered to their homes, and now those who qualify can supplement that by using their SNAP/EBT cards online.

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.

Healthy eating continues to gain momentum, and the Fresh Trends 2022 Study shows people equate organic produce with healthy — even more so than produce in general.

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.