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West Pak Avocado Inc. has hired Joe Nava as vice president of sales and business development.

Naturipe Berry Farms is taking to social media to honor veterans through a fundraiser for the Gary Sinise Foundation.

With more than 20 years of experience in the North American supermarket industry, Mike Mauti has learned “Retail 101” firsthand.

The stores have good access to real-time data. They have an ability to get nearly minute-by-minute sales updates out of their systems.

There are a lot of sophisticated ways to try and estimate what an additional SKU will give you in sales based on competing items and gaps in the marketplace.

The first thing to look at is why tonnage is important. And it’s easy to forget about tonnage and think only about sales.

There are several different objectives that retailers are looking to satisfy through advertising.

Can the world really expect Dollar General to evolve from selling bargain paper towels, breakfast bars, and bleach to “sustainably grown” local produce in one fell swoop?

Retail research conducted this year by San Jose, Calif.-based Zest Labs finds big variability in the shelf life of strawberries, romaine lettuce and packaged salads.

Tommy’s Produce Market Inc. and UEC Enterprises are new companies to the Market. AJ Produce Imports, California Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement, and Pure Produce have changed company profiles.