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.
The National Watermelon Promotion Board, Winter Springs, Fla., cited social media and digital programs as key parts of a successful 2018 domestic promotion campaign.
Harvest Sensations, Los Angeles, Calif., has a redesigned website — https://www.harvestsensations.com/ —with an emphasis on visual elements and a blog-like format aimed at professional and home chefs.
Leaning on big gains in several Northeast markets, sales of avocados continue to outpace total produce sales.
Brockton, Mass.-based Concord Foods is leveraging the popularity of avocados and convenience-oriented produce items to elevate its products, such as guacamole dip spices.
The cost of going out to eat is rising faster than eating at home.
The Food and Drug Administration has released a list of the California Central Coast counties it has targeted as the potential origin of E. coli tainted romaine lettuce.
After a lighter-than-normal start in late October, Florida’s tomato volume had begun to accelerate in mid-November, said Michael Schadler, manager of the Maitland-based Florida Tomato Committee.
I visited 12 grocery stores in the Kansas City area the evening that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention linked another E. coli outbreak to romaine, and the Nov. 20 trip was far more revealing than I expected.
Greens company WP Rawl is launching a new campaign with the new year, targeting the full range of consumers, with attention to baby boomers and millennials.
The Food and Drug Administration on Jan. 15 plans to start inspections of high-risk food facilities, which include leafy green processing plants, using mostly unpaid furloughed employees.
General attendee registration is open for the fourth annual Organic Produce Summit.
Shoppable recipes, digital rebates and in-store point-of-sale materials are among the elements of the Avocados From Mexico campaign leading up to the Super Bowl.
You could say “Everything is Awesome!” about Chiquita’s new tie-in with The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part.
Two Los Angeles produce distributors that were founded more than 100 years ago, Umina Brothers and Choumas Produce, have joined forces.
Fyffes started a program in Honduras in 2016 that distributes school supplies to farm workers’ children, giving incentives for academic growth.
AUSTIN, Texas — With a focus on local and regional food procurement, Local Crate Meals is expanding distribution of its fresh and seasonal meal kits, the founder and CEO told the audience at the Potato Expo 2019.
Although some media are reporting of a possible shortage of avocados for Super Bowl festivities because of a fuel shortage in Mexico, importers say there’s no indication supplies are being affected.
Santa Clara, Calif.-based Landec Corp. has changed the name of subsidiary Apio — “celery” in Spanish — to Curation Foods.
Chilean grape production started slowly but picked up steadily this year.
Retailers can promote produce with Registered Dietitian Nutritionist Day on March 13 and Love Your Produce Manager Day on April 2.
Northeastern growers and retailers are finding the late-season EverCrisp apple variety a benefit to their sales.
Berry lovers that are loyal to California Giant Berry Farms can now easily find what retailers in their area carry the brand.
Natural Delights Medjool dates brand has a new snack offering, Chopped Medjool dates.
Fullei Fresh, Miami, is recalling organic bean sprouts from Whole Foods Markets in Florida because of a possible Listeria Monocytogenes contamination.
McDill Associates, Soquel, Calif., scooped up awards at the 2018 Silicon Valley ADDY Awards, including a gold award for marketing Pure Hothouse products.
The Hass Avocado Board’s latest report on shopper insights shows that avocado-buying households are diverse in different regions of the U.S.
Kelly Davis, director of produce and floral of Allegiance Retail Services, Iselin, N.J., has joined the Eastern Produce Council’s executive board.
Late April signals the start of a new Vidalia onion season each year, and with it comes Shuman Farms’ commitment to supporting Produce for Kids and Feeding America.
Recent Shelby Market data has revealed the top retailers by market share in each region of the United States.
Ocean Mist Farms, Castroville, Calif., has promoted Joe Angelo to sales manager of the brand’s conventional and organic brands.