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Bronx, N.Y.-based Baldor Specialty Foods expanded its Urban Roots retail line with three ready-to-eat, plant-based, healthy snacks — for adults, but children can eat them too, if they want.

Sometimes, training others means teaching those we also answer to.

The produce aisle is but one department in the grocery business. And, by all appearances, when a customer navigates through a store, it’s a peaceful place.

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Berries are doing fairly well nationwide, despite some typical weather challenges in dry California, a rainy or chilly spring in the Southeast, and atypical hailstorms in North Carolina that reduced the blueberry crop.

Indoor agriculture is booming with new investment, and one South Bend, Ind.-based hydroponic greenhouse is no exception.

Retail fresh produce sales totaled $17.8 billion in the first quarter of 2021, up 3.3% from the first quarter of 2020 and up 11.5% from the first quarter of 2019.

Seen on Social: We spotlight produce industry posts on the top five social media platforms that caught our attention this week.

Thumbs, at your mark (on your phone): The 2021 social media challenge, #JerseyFreshisCOOLER, has kicked off.

A major factor in the popularity of berries — besides their easy-to-love taste — is their much-touted health benefits.