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NEW YORK — Starting in 2019 and skipping 2020, the third Plant Based World Expo drew more than 250 exhibitors and more than 4,500 attendees Sept. 8-9, at the Javits Center in Manhattan.

But produce and other groceries continue to be purchased online at a rate much higher than pre-pandemic levels.

NEW YORK — The word “processed” carries a lot of baggage when it comes to food, but retailers and shoppers need to think of it on a spectrum.

Podcast: Bowery Farming interview. Read: CEA news, including 20 companies — including Bowery, AeroFarms, Plenty, Crop One, Kalera, Freight Farms and Elevate Farms — sign a manifesto and identity statement.

The USDA now has approved more than 150 additional retailer chains to offer online grocery shopping to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) participants.

Instacart launches a bundle of six grocery technology platforms called Connected Stores to help retailers compete in a hybrid grocery marketplace and create a more integrated online and in-store shopping experiences.

The San Francisco-based food technology company has added JC Produce, a fresh produce company known for garlic and ginger, to its portfolio.

Global data group, Information Resources, Inc. confirms food inflation persists in new report. Fresh fruit leads inflation increases in retail, with a monthly price jump of 5.3% in August.

Making sense of the mandarin’s place in the citrus world.

Co-founded by Chef Dan Barber, Row 7 Seed Co., based in Newburgh, N.Y., has launched a line of branded vegetables available in select Whole Foods Market locations in the Greater Boston area.