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Keene, N.H.-based C&S Wholesale Grocers, which supplies more than 7,700 stores across the U.S., has agreed to acquire Sheboygan, Wis.-based Piggly Wiggly Midwest.

There were more shake-ups on PMG the second week of July, with cucumbers moving up to No. 1 and beans climbing from No. 6 the previous week to No. 2.

Bakersfield, Calif.-based Grimmway Farms has voluntarily recalled certain organic and conventional carrot products because they may have been contaminated with salmonella.

This week on social media, we found cool robots, a foodservice winner, tips to keep figs fresh, job advice and an orange cake that makes our childhood selves give a wide, sticky grin.

It’s National Peach Month! Celebrate with Jersey Fresh peaches.

Smurfit Kappa, a global leader in paper-based packaging solutions, was awarded in the AmeriStar Package Awards Competition, an event that recognizes the most innovative packaging designs of the year in the U.S.

Everyone’s time is valuable. You never want to go into a meeting flatfooted.

The Packer’s Sept. 6 issue includes special coverage of the Northwest pear deal, and we want to hear from you, growers and marketers.

By a wide margin, Giant Food Stores is the retail market leader in Maryland, Virginia and the District Columbia.

The growth of avocado consumption is a runaway success story, but that doesn’t mean growers and handlers have no worries.