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.
Church Brothers Farms has four new value-added fresh-cut items under a new line called Ready Sides.
As long as the new coronavirus hangs around, bagged potato sales will spike, say marketers of San Luis Valley potatoes.
Ayco Farms Inc., Pompano Beach, Fla., is starting its 15th offshore melon season in November.
Fresno, Calif.-based Sun-Maid is introducing new flavors and packaging for its yogurt-covered raisins.
Margaret Ann Comito, whose husband and children have overseen the growth of the family company, Norwalk, Iowa-based Capital City Fruit Co., has died.
Dec. 5 is World Pear Day and Wenatchee, Wash.-based Stemilt Growers says its Rushing Rivers pears offer perfect promotion opportunities.
Nearly everyone consumes bananas and that makes the fruit a powerhouse category for supermarkets.
Curious about the new Just Add Chicken salad kits from Dole? Retail editor Ashley Nickle and copy editor and designer Amelia Freidline tried them out for the latest new product review in the Millennials Eat video series.
Curious about the new line of “carrot swaps” that Bolthouse Farms debuted at Fresh Summit? Copy editor and designer Amelia Freidline and retail editor Ashley Nickle tried them out for an episode of Millennials Eat!
The National Mango Board will no longer promote frozen mangoes after a recent vote, in which a majority of importers of the frozen fruit rejected participation in the board.
Supporters of both political parties are nearly identical in their love of fruits and vegetables, a new survey shows.
CORRECTED: Wonderful Pistachios have racked up $1 billion in North American retail sales annually.
Get a rundown of the news of the week from Tom Karst, Chris Koger, Ashley Nickle and Amy Sowder on topics from Trevor Suslow leaving PMA to Oleen Smethurst receiving the Canadian Produce Person of the Year Award.
The Produce for Better Health Foundation’s National Fruits & Veggies Month campaign in September generated nearly 75 million impressions through traditional and social media channels.
Wholesaler-distributor Organically Grown Co., Portland, Ore., continues a rebranding process, introducing updates to its logo, website, packaging and truck wraps.
United Fresh Produce Association is launching the United re-Fresh Experience, a monthly series of events in January 2021 to re-Fresh your business, re-Fresh your company, and re-Fresh your life.
Curious about the new items in the Season & Steam lineup from Ocean Mist Farms? Retail editor Ashley Nickle and copy editor and designer Amelia Freidline tried them out in this latest episode of Millennials Eat.
Consumers continue to buy more fresh potatoes during the COVID-19 pandemic, boosting sales in most fresh categories and pushing sales of all potato products, including frozen, to five-year records.
Chiquita Brands International, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., is asking consumers to share their Halloween costumes on social media, with a chance of being featured on the company’s Instagram page.
Consumers are planning their holidays sooner and smaller this year.
It is the dawn of a new era in the sustainable packaging sector: Sorma Group is introducing fruit and vegetable packaging that is 100% paper-based and therefore completely recyclable.
Naturipe’s berry experts are daring consumers to get creative with cranberries this holiday season – and beyond – with the launch of the company’s first downloadable cookbook, Reimagining Cranberries.
Belvidere, N.J.-based Edible Garden, a greenhouse grower of herbs and lettuces, has launched a unique campaign to seek investors to expand.
Retail food sales are still up big, but the cruise control button is off.
Marketing to different ethnic and demographic groups requires flexibility and a diverse portfolio of products, marketers say.
Potato and onion suppliers say they will have plenty of product on hand for Thanksgiving and Christmas feasts in 2020.
Specialty varieties play a central role in marketing potatoes and onions, marketers say.
Fresh Express is recalling Caesar Supreme salad kits after a random test yielded a positive result for E. coli.
Retail and consumer requests for bagged avocados have been inching upward for the past several years, but the onset of the coronavirus seems to have intensified that demand, grower-shippers say.