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After another less-than-thrilling quarter, Austin, Texas-based Whole Foods Market Inc. said it plans to focus on what its core “Whole Foodies” want.

Its initial forecast for 2018 calls for a modest rise in retail food prices.

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Fresh foods, including fresh produce, play a big role in driving consumers to supermarkets.

Fresh Express is relaunching its chopped salad kits.

Dollar General plans to carry fresh produce in about 450 stores by the end of 2018.

California’s 2018 strawberry season got off to a rousing start, with volume as of March 3 more than double that of last year — 7.78 million trays compared to 3.7 million trays in 2017.

Greensboro, N.C.-based The Fresh Market has hired industry veteran Vic Savanello as vice president of merchandising for produce.

Chef’d plans to have its meal kits in more than 1,000 stores by the end of June.

Love Beets, Rochester, N.Y., relaunched its marinated baby beets and other beet offerings with resealable packaging that double the products’ shelf life.