Produce Retail
Canada’s retail market is mature, consolidated and full of demand for produce, according to a USDA analysis of the country’s retail market.
From the moment shoppers enter the 87,500-square-foot Astor Place Wegmans — the Rochester, N.Y.-based grocer’s newest store — the fresh produce storytelling begins.
A new Columbia Business School study, “From People to Produce: How Appearance Bias Fuels Food Waste,” reveals how consumer preference for cosmetically perfect fruits and vegetables contributes to billions of pounds of food waste — meanwhile, companies like Misfits Market are working to change perceptions and reduce waste.
Ontario, Calif.-based grocer to expand its Southern California footprint with new acquisition.
As part of its 10th-annual Supplier Awards, Whole Foods Market recently recognized the Watsonville, Calif.-based berry company.
Organic tomatoes brought in more than $290.5 million in 2020, and marketers moved more than $75.4 million pounds of the vegetable, according to IRI. And organic tomato purchases are clearly driven by age.
Stemilt Growers is gearing up for the start of Rave apple harvest in early August.
Bakersfield, Calif.-based Country Sweet Produce’s Bako Sweet brand will offer retailers plenty of merchandising efforts in the historically quiet season for the sweet potato category.
Canada on June 20 announced final regulations banning select single-use plastic manufactured items, including checkout bags, cutlery, certain foodservice ware, ring carriers, stir sticks, and most straws.
Consumer confusion abounds when it comes to what can and can’t be recycled, industrial versus home composting and the end-of-life reality for different types of packaging.
Valencia, Calif.-based Sunkist Growers has launched ‘The Official Orange of American Summers’ campaign to celebrate the exclusive California-grown orange variety this time of year.
State agriculture boards, retailers and produce companies work together to meet increasing consumer demand for locally grown.
It’s a good time for garlic. Christopher Ranch and I Love Produce say they are garnering successful returns on their marketing efforts.
Through its ambitious remodel program, Target is on a mission to elevate the shopping experience in its produce departments and entire stores. See the before and after.
Oxnard, Calif.-based Westfalia Fruit anticipates a plentiful avocado supply to the U.S. market throughout the summer months, starting with National Avocado Day on July 31.
California’s governor recently signed into law the country’s most sweeping, rigorous restrictions on single-use plastics and packaging. It will affect everyone from growers to grocers to consumers.
U.S. grocery food inflation is expected to top 10% in 2022, the USDA reported in an updated Food Price Outlook report.
While the apple category is being impacted by inflation and supply issues, at least one proprietary apple variety is biting into a rather “glorious” stride.
Avocados From Mexico (AFM), the number one selling avocado brand in the U.S., released its official 30-second Big Game teaser featuring late-night funnyman and avocado-lover, Andy Richter.
Ben E. Keith Foods proudly announces its purchase of Florida Food Service, Inc.
Strawberries got a boost this year, claiming No. 2 fruit in the 2022 Fresh Trends study, with just over 56% of those surveyed saying they have purchased fresh strawberries in the past twelve months.
Potato sales in 2021 were up compared with pre-pandemic levels of 2019, but fell short of 2020 sales, according to a new report from potato farming marketing organization Potatoes USA.
U.S. inflation rates are going back in time to reach levels not seen since the early 1980s.
With Super Bowl promotions running hot, the avocado market was even hotter in early February.
The San Francisco-based food technology company has completed the acquisition of foodservice provider Daylight Foods of Union City, Calif.
U.S. fresh blueberry and raspberry per-capita availability at the retail level has more than doubled in the past decade, according to USDA data.
As consumers increasingly crave freshness and convenience, sales of fresh cut, value-added produce continue to climb.
The grocer’s new location in Washington, D.C.’s Glover Park neighborhood offers more than 800 local products, including fresh produce.
The USDA is seeking comments on the effect of retail concentration and retailers’ practices on the conditions of competition in the food industry.
While shoppers in most areas are back to shopping in stores, the lingering effects of the pandemic — and how they upended shopper habits — continue to shape the retail landscape.
NEW YORK — Hunts Point Produce Market will get the funding long needed to update its aging infrastructure —$100 million for the market and $40 million for the surrounding south Bronx neighborhood.
John Shuman, president and CEO of Shuman Farms, shares Vidalia onion merchandising strategies.