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A well-managed produce department runs on a strict regimen of doing things correctly.

Julie Krivanek, president of Krivanek Consulting, recently joined The Packer’s Ashley Nickle on Tip of the Iceberg Podcast to discuss how technology is changing the produce industry and how companies can respond.

Krivanek describes the big three drivers of change going forward, gives the produce industry a grade in each area, and discusses how technology is changing the business and what companies should do to respond.

Editors Tom Karst, Amy Sowder and Ashley Nickle discuss the labor shortage, greenhouse growth and industry conversations in this latest episode of Packer Insight.

It has been a full year since the COVID-19 pandemic began and a May 5 Produce Marketing Association Town Hall program looked at some of the lessons learned.

The Center for Produce Safety launched its latest fundraising campaign in January with a goal to raise $15 million to support its work for the next five years, and so far it has raised nearly $6 million.

Move over, blueberry pie: Chelsea Consalo, executive vice president of Consalo Family Farms and Fresh Wave, Vineland, N.J., loves to bake this blueberry pie.

Yes! Apples, the woman-owned and New York-grown apple brand of New York Apple Sales, is one of more than 100 brands showcased at Pop Up Grocer – possibly one of the first traveling pop-up grocery stores.

A nearly 20% decline in spending on eating out contributed to a 5% decline on food spending in 2020, the U.S. Department of Agriculture reports.

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.