Fresh Talk
In what ways will the fresh produce industry be changed permanently by COVID-19?
What’s the point of creating a breath-taking produce department when the produce is picked up by an Instacart shopper?
Has the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farmers to Families Food Box Program made a difference in fresh produce market conditions?
There can never be enough sweet corn or cherries for Fourth of July retail promotions, and that is especially true this year.
Another bit of good news has been published about the medical benefits that come from eating more fruits and vegetables.
There are voices of concern about the third round of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farmers to Families Food Box Program.
Jack Bobo, CEO of food consulting firm Futurity, Potomac, Md., took a moment to talk frankly about COVID-19 during a speech Aug. 20 at the U.S. Apple Association’s virtual Outlook 2020 event.
A new survey reveals the inroads that Walmart+ has been making since its mid-September launch.
The subject line of the e-mail certainly grabs your attention.
Has COVID-19 killed produce markets or brought them new life?
Retail food sales are still up big, but the cruise control button is off.
This is the moment in time when nearly everyone “cares” about marketing produce/groceries online. Will it last?
Are we already in the “new normal”?
Just how vulnerable is our food supply?
I was talking with an East Coast distributor the other day who mentioned that fruit buying patterns have been unusually hard to anticipate.
Just how influential is the Environmental Working Group’s Dirty Dozen list?
We are all looking ahead, sometimes finding it more fruitful to think about the road ahead than the path we are on.
The point of reference for so many things in life is the historical record.
I visited in late August with Matt Angell about California San Joaquin Valley water issues.
The relationship between grower prices and retail prices is always a point of interest, perhaps more for growers than retailers.
Grocery stores have nearly had a captive market during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the statistics reflect that observation.
See ya, sweatpants, Zoom calls and stock-up trips to the grocery store.
Public comments are due June 1 to the 2020 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee, and procrastinators are peppering the committee with plenty of last-minute directions about what they should do next.
Blame it on the coronavirus.
Are the U.S. and China headed for a “cold war”?
U.S. shipping point prices for fruits and vegetables have been more up than down since the start of COVID-19 lockdown measures in early March.