Produce Retail
Retailers learned some valuable lessons about the need to stay flexible, the importance of putting the employee and customer safety first, and the critical role supermarkets serve in times of crisis.
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The sky-high avocado market is putting stress on retail promotions of the fruit for the Cinco de Mayo celebrations, but increasing volume from Peru in June and later from Mexico may help supply better meet demand.
Texas’s H-E-B is adding two new, larger stores in central Texas. Both stores are adding new features to the chain’s traditional format.
Mexican grape imports are set to expand in a big way for Nogales, Ariz.-based Divine Flavor LLC, company officials report.
While produce prices cooled some, rising food costs in April continued to fan the flames of inflation, according to April’s consumer price index from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
The Producer Price Index moderated in April compared to the previous month but still is running double digits above year-ago levels, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Dole Food Company, Inc. has added new ways for everyday heroes to qualify for a chance to win up to $3,000 in prize money by doing the positive things they already do.
The USDA has announced a 30-day extension to the public comment period to identify the impacts of concentration and competition challenges in seed, fertilizer, other agricultural inputs, and retail markets.
As the U.S. blueberry season approaches, blueberries at Walmart saw a steep drop in price in late April after a steep jump in mid-March.
The Peruvian Avocado Commission is launching a special edition 2022 AVO Tesla Summer Sweepstakes Giveaway in partnership with Lidl and other leading retailers.
The “Go Sweet. Be Bold” campaign will incentivize shoppers to win prizes, which will drive purchases at the store, the Orange County, Calif.-based company said.
The Packer’s 13th annual Women in Produce issue honors eight industry leaders, like Caitlin Tierney, who play pivotal roles in the success of their own organizations, as well as the produce industry.
Organic fresh fruit and vegetable sales registered a 6% gain in 2021, according to the Organic Trade Association’s just-released Organic Industry Survey.
The Kroger Co. has launched a digital farmers market in Atlanta, Ga.
PMG is once again showcasing great seasonal displays through its Produce Artist Award Series contest. All produce merchandisers, specialists and produce managers are welcome to participate.
Through the Ocado-powered facility, the company expects to expand Denver’s access to produce and other fresh food.
Grocery food prices in May were up 11.9% above year-ago levels, the USDA reported in the June 24 Food Price Outlook report.
The Carlisle, Pa.-based grocer aims to add to the colony over the next several months with the goal of housing 450,000 honeybees in nine beehives by next year.
By its very nature, snacking is a spur-of-the-moment decision, and retailers can get creative with that impulse, reminding shoppers fresh produce is a great option.
Consumers may return to more cooking at home as they did earlier in the COVID-19 pandemic, predicts Side Delights, a Newport Beach, Calif.-based producer of potatoes and onions.
The Yuma, Ariz., based date broker, grower and wholesaler’s Sweet and Salty Almond Mini Medjools won Good Housekeeping Healthy Snack Award for “Best Dates”.
Ohio-based retail giant Kroger is seeking to strengthen its position in grocery delivery.
The Bipartisan Policy Center hosted the National Convening to Inform White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition and Health on July 14.
The Oxnard, Calif.-based company has launched Fair Earth Farms, a new line of six organic salad kits and blends packaged in plant-based, fully compostable bags.
In order to save consumers money and maintain loyalty, major grocery retail brands have been making more of an effort to offer diversified incentive programs.
The retail price of mushrooms is up, but inflation hasn’t hit the category as hard as most other produce, the American Mushroom Institute reports.
MONTEREY, Calif. — Pure Flavor was touting its greenhouse-grown Solara Mini Melons at the International Fresh Produce Association’s Foodservice Conference Expo on July 29.
Décor, clothing and little touches around a produce department don’t necessarily change a lot, but they can lead to increased customer traffic, sales and gross profit, says columnist Armand Lobato.
The year-over-year pace of inflation slowed to 7.7% in October, a new Consumer Price Index report reveals.