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As single-use, plastic packaging increasingly comes under fire, grocers are taking notice, introducing new packaging options and doing what they can to educate shoppers about their choices in the produce aisle.

A new location and updated schedule, as well as an appearance by the “Jackie Robinson of women’s hockey,” are all on tap for NEPC’s upcoming expo.

The USDA has announced that Miami Growers Inc. satisfied a $6,960 reparation order issued under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) involving unpaid produce transactions.

Summer is about to get sweeter in New York and Boston, as Driscoll’s sets off on its Berry Mobile Tour across the Northeastern U.S.

Produce suppliers who may qualify as diverse have a new program to get into some big supermarket chains.

Learn what Aldi and Lidl do to market cherries online.

It won’t be long before many shoppers are sending their children off to school and have similar lunch-packing and snacking needs. How will your company meet those needs?

In the hands-on world of fresh produce, the importance of digital marketing is arguably gaining the upper hand — especially with younger consumers, such as parents and their school-aged children.

Listen to the “Tip of the Iceberg” podcast episode, watch the video interview and read the story: Consumers want functional beverages, so Bolthouse Farms finalized the purchase of a juice brand from Starbucks.

Aldi, Amazon and Target have the fastest-growing private label brands, but despite perception, low-income households buy private labels the least.