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.
As summer is peak season for produce volume and sales, it is also peak season for shrink.
With California cherry growers dealing with damage from rains, Northwest shippers are preparing for a favorable start to the season in mid-June.
Citrus suppliers will have plenty of product for retail and foodservice customers over the summer months, and they plan to promote them in numerous ways, particularly in stores.
Mastronardi Produce is showcasing Wow brand berries at the United Fresh Produce Association’s show.
Avocados from Peru already were arriving in the U.S. in May, and shipments should continue until around Labor Day, importers said.
Brockton, Mass.-based Concord Foods is launching three Fresh Success vegetable seasoning mixes.
With the recent acquisition of Hearn Kirkwood, The Coastal Cos. is now a member of Pro*Act, giving it a boost in foodservice capabilities, particularly in the Mid-Atlantic area.
Dollar General generated $6.6 billion in net sales in the first quarter and saw comparable store sales grow 3.8%.
Salinas, Calif.-based Mann Packing Co. will debut a Caulilini baby cauliflower 10-ounce retail pack at the United Fresh Produce Association’s expo June 10-12.
The Agriculture Department has begun talking with grocery retailers about their potential role in a proposal to replace some food-stamp allocations with prepackaged boxes of groceries.
Produce Retailer editor Pamela Riemenschneider and staff writer Ashley Nickle discuss the recent quarterly earnings call for Dollar General and its continuing interest in offering more produce.
The official start date for the Vidalia onion season has been set for 8 a.m. April 20.
Mission Produce, which recently began offering small avocados in 2-pound bags, is expanding the Minis brand to include organic avocados.
Equal Exchange, importer and distributor of organic Fairtrade bananas in the U.S., is celebrating March as Banana Month to spotlight the small banana operations it partners with in Peru and Ecuador.
No need to “get crackin’” with these pistachios.
Mission, Texas-based Lone Star Citrus Growers’ Winter Sweetz grapefruit enjoyed a successful third season of sales and promo efforts.
Embracing their trendy status, Brussels sprouts are riding a strong wave of demand.
Meal kit company HelloFresh has acquired competitor Green Chef.
Santa Maria, Calif.-based Gold Coast Packing has a new line of riced vegetable products.
Pint-sized wisecracks paid off for 11 winners of Stemilt Growers’ Snappiest Lil Snapper contest, which asked parents to share funny stories and videos of their kids for a chance to win prizes.
PALM SPRINGS, Calif. — Retailers, a metacognition expert and a venerable football coach shared experiences and applications for produce professionals May 12 during the education program of the West Coast Produce Expo.
The United Fresh Produce Association has chosen the 36 finalists for its 2018 Innovation Awards.
Twenty-eight more illnesses have been attributed to the E. coli outbreak linked to romaine from Yuma, bringing the total to 149 cases.
Where you live says something about what you eat — a trend highlighted by the newest Hass Avocado Board research into regional consumption of the fruit.
Health officials in Minnesota have linked 10 illnesses in the state to the nationwide E. coli outbreak connected with romaine from the Yuma, Ariz., growing region.
The Packer expects its 4th annual West Coast Produce Expo to be the biggest and best.
A multistate outbreak connected to romaine from Arizona continues to have consequences for romaine from California.
Incorporating a weighing device into forklifts is a good way for warehouse operations to save time and money compared with using a traditional floor scale, according to Fairbanks Scales.
Who thought, ten years ago, that consumers would buy garden hoses and paint online?
When it comes to the “Big Game,” it really is super for avocado sales.