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Grilling is always a significant cross-merchandising opportunity for fresh produce, and this year it is the focus for Houston-based MountainKing Potatoes even more so than usual.

The National Mango Board has a message for retailers: To unlock the sales potential of the world’s most popular fruit in your stores, move mangoes out of the tropicals section and into the citrus set.

Fewer things in the produce aisle are more important than product rotation. I know I’ve mentioned it at least once or a dozen times in one way or another over the years, but it bears repeating.

The Produce Retailer of the Year award has been presented over the last 25 years to some of the industry’s best and brightest produce executives, people who both foster great cultures and achieve impressive results.

Planning some wonderful watermelon displays for July and August? Of course you are! And you can get a little extra credit for your efforts by entering the National Watermelon Retail Merchandising Contest.

For Jay Schneider, a new role as head of produce for grocery delivery startup Gorillas US meant an opportunity to build a business from the ground up — and a chance to get back into the produce industry.

The flip side to crazy freight rates is that Northeast customers may look more to Jersey Fresh produce this summer and fall rather than pay for a truck to come from the West, said New Jersey produce professionals.

Episode 48 of Tip of the Iceberg Podcast features an interview with Michelle Grainger, executive director of the North Carolina SweetPotato Commission.

The rise of online grocery ordering has not gone unnoticed by Northwest cherry growers.

From a great crop of large fruit to promotions during the summer Olympics and a focus on organics, the Peruvian Avocado Commission is gearing up for a busy Avocados from Peru season.