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According to The Packer’s 2022 Sustainability Insights Survey, 50% of retailers reported that sustainability was a primary priority and 21% said it was a secondary priority.

In support of National Pollinator Week 2022, the retailer introduced four new regionally specific guides to help its agricultural suppliers to protect and promote pollinators.

The new Got to Be NC logo is part of the latest branding campaign designed to promote fresh produce and more from North Carolina.

The Carlisle, Pa.-based grocer aims to add to the colony over the next several months with the goal of housing 450,000 honeybees in nine beehives by next year.

By its very nature, snacking is a spur-of-the-moment decision, and retailers can get creative with that impulse, reminding shoppers fresh produce is a great option.

Consumers may return to more cooking at home as they did earlier in the COVID-19 pandemic, predicts Side Delights, a Newport Beach, Calif.-based producer of potatoes and onions.

At The Packer’s recent Sustainable Produce Summit, panelists explored the key challenges facing the industry in its quest for packaging solutions that reduce waste.

Sunset recently took top honors at its local Leamington Greenhouse Competition.

The Ontario Produce Marketing Association has appointed four new board members at its recent Annual General Meeting.

If fresh fruits and vegetables are out of reach — literally — then no amount of sales strategies or promotions will increase consumption.