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Potato and onion suppliers say they will have plenty of product on hand for Thanksgiving and Christmas feasts in 2020.

Specialty varieties play a central role in marketing potatoes and onions, marketers say.

Fresh Express is recalling Caesar Supreme salad kits after a random test yielded a positive result for E. coli.

Retail and consumer requests for bagged avocados have been inching upward for the past several years, but the onset of the coronavirus seems to have intensified that demand, grower-shippers say.

In the fall of 2019, Green Thumb Farms launched the “Farmer’s First” program to develop new potato varieties for retailers – and to help consumers discover new products that work well in their kitchens.

As 2021 approaches, there are multiple signs mushrooms will be one of the top trending foods for the year ahead.

Meijer and UNFI have been added to the ranks of the U.S. Food Loss and Waste 2030 Champions.

Professional Football Hall of Fame member Tony Gonzalez talked to media members on Nov. 18 about his use of Wonderful Pistachios as his go-to source of plant protein.

In 2021, the produce retail game plan for Super Bowl week should include accounting for the likelihood that a larger chunk of customers will be doing gameday grocery shopping online instead of in stores.

Sampling has largely been stalled due to the pandemic, but taste isn’t the only sense that can be leveraged to interest shoppers in this particular culinary staple.