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Sunset received not one, but two prestigious flavor awards for two of its newest innovative products, YOWZERS™ red chili peppers and Lolli Bombs™, on-the-vine snacking tomatoes.

Kansas City, Kan.-based Associated Wholesale Grocers plans to expand next year with a new full-line wholesale division in the Upper Midwest, its ninth overall.

No one likes to play catch up. In fact, once you fall behind on something, it is far more difficult to recover. And stressful.

Episode 54 of Tip of the Iceberg Podcast features a conversation between The Packer’s editor-in-chief Tom Karst and Desmond O’Rourke, an economist and longtime apple industry observer.

Once the North American blueberry season wanes, Peru’s long growing season, steady climate and greenhouse-like growing conditions will provide retailers a constant volume of blueberries.

Tom Karst, Amy Sowder and Ashley Nickle discuss the FDA’s exploration of regulating use of the term “healthy” on food labels, plus New York crops and retail awards, in this episode of Packer Insight.

In this episode of Packer Insight, editor-in-chief Tom Karst, Northeast editor Amy Sowder and retail editor Ashley Nickle discuss the California water crisis, the tomato wars and recent acquisition activity.

Fewer business practices are more important than punctuality.

Cucumbers and beans maintained their No. 1 and No. 2 spots on Produce Market Guide last week, with yellow plums rising three places to No. 3.

Episode 56 of Tip of the Iceberg Podcast features a conversation with Bill Bishop about Instacart’s new deal with Fabric that allows the company to expand its ecommerce offerings to include micro fulfillment.