Produce Retail
Kroger has named regional flavors, plant-based foods, eating styles, gut-healthy foods, and low sugar and natural sweeteners as the big trends for 2019.
With California’s citrus season in full swing, Bee Sweet Citrus, Fowler, Calif., is welcoming the return of satsuma mandarins.
iTradeNetwork has upgraded its flagship Order Management Suite to make it easier to comply with the Safe Food for Canadians Act.
The Packer’s Kate Walz visits with companies at the Produce Marketing Association’s Fresh Summit Oct. 19-20 in Orlando, Fla.
Thanks to a record number of exhibitors on the Fresh Summit expo floor — more than 1,200 — food banks in Florida serving hurricane victims and others are receiving more than 250,000 pounds of fresh produce.
Customers of Natural Grocers raised $94,500 for Organic Farmers Association September.
Warehousing, logistics and e-commerce fulfillment company Symbia Logistics, Denver, saw massive growth in 2018, with three acquisitions.
Canada’s Fruit and Vegetable Dispute Resolution Corp. has received numerous calls from companies importing U.S. romaine regarding who’s responsible for losses in the E. coli outbreak in both countries.
Fresh mushroom grower-shipper Giorgio Fresh Co. is acquiring Country Fresh Mushroom’s packing and distribution/sales operations, through subsidiary Giorgio.
Most of my friends are skeptical of digital assistants, marketed primarily now as Google Home Assistant and Amazon Echo (Alexa).
Tasti-Lee Tomatoes are now available as a grape tomato snacking variety, marketed as Tasti-Wees.
The American Heart Association’s Heart-Check can now be used on all 10 varieties of Northwest pears with the USA Pears brand.
With its Small-Bite Campaign, Tasteful Selections is thinking small, but going big.
On Shelf Marketing Group, aka OSMG, has hired Woody Norris as executive vice president of business development.
Fresh apple shippers on Jan. 1 had almost 92 million bushels (42 pounds) in fresh and controlled-atmosphere storage, a 16% drop than at the same time in early 2018.
Exhibit space for the Canadian Produce Marketing Association’s 2019 Convention and Trade Show is sold out.
Shuman Produce, grower-shipper of Vidalias and other onions year-round, is rebranding, with a new trade name of Shuman Farms, and has numerous personnel changes, primarily in sales and marketing.
More than 10,000 shoppers voted for the 2019 Best New Product Awards, and the two fresh items on the list both belong to Aldi.
As “Captain Marvel” arrives in movie theaters March 8, Dole is celebrating off-screen female “superheroes” as well with its Powering the Hero Within campaign.
D’Arrigo Bros. of California is getting animated.
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Whether shoppers prefer bulk or packaged fruits and vegetables often depends on age, gender and other factors, according to the newest Power of Produce report from the Food Marketing Institute.
The Produce Marketing Association is featuring former astronaut Jose Hernandez at a Fresh Connections: Mexico event.
Driscoll’s is seeing increases in its Baja California, Mexico, Fair Trade program, with a 14% hike in acreage in 2019 and a goal to have all production certified by the end of the year.
The California Walnut Board, Folsom, is looking for grower and handlers to serve as members and alternates.
The University of California Postharvest Technology Center is offering its 25th annual Fruit Ripening & Ethylene Management Workshop.
Mission Produce Inc. is Ready to give consumers the choice to buy avocados that are ready to eat now and/or in 2-3 days with a new ripening and merchandising program.
Greens grower-processor WP Rawl, Pelion, S.C., is turning over a new leaf with a packaging update.
Sun Pacific, Pasadena, Calif., has hired Dave Medders as vice president of sales.
Walmart plans to expand BrightFarms packaged salad offerings to 50 stores in the Columbus, Ohio, area, after a successful launch in the state.
FiveStar Gourmet Foods, Ontario, Calif., has hired Kate Brooks as vice president of sales-East.