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Catchweight bags are not going away, but Northwest cherry shippers say there is increasing demand from retailers for fixed weight packaging this year.

The Packer’s editors cover key topics of the week, from cherry season expectations to the West Coast Produce Expo to foodservice trends to the pallet shortage, in this episode of Packer Insight.

Jacobs Farm del Cabo is introducing paper-based clamshells under its del Cabo brand as an alternative to clamshells made from single-use plastic.

Catherine Gipe-Stewart, communications manager for Domex Superfresh Growers, Yakima, Wash., said multiple studies show single-bag cherry sales are over 70% impulse purchases.

Retailers can promote cherries by maintaining off shelf displays with fresh product in key high-traffic areas to maximize impulse purchases/sales, Harter of CMI said.

BrightFarms, Irvington, N.Y., was named in Fast Company magazine’s list, World Changing Ideas.

A multi-year partnership between Albertsons and Google will leverage the latter’s artificial intelligence tools and other technologies with the goal of creating a more convenient shopping experience.

Miami-based Del Monte Fresh Produce North America Inc is relaunching its MAG.nificent melon, which is supposed to take the guesswork out of purchasing cantaloupes.

Greenhouses, vertical farms and hybrid systems continue to attract investment at a much greater scale than in previous decades.

Love it or not, there is no doubt that the Farmers to Families Food Box Program pumped federal dollars into the produce supply chain that helped the industry overall.