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.
Wawona Packing Co. LLC, Cutler, Calif., has acquired the stone fruit breeding assets of Burchell Nursery Inc., including more than 60 patented fruit trees and associated genetics.
Ireland-based Total Produce has been cleared by the European Commission for its plan to purchase a 45% stake in Dole Food Co.
Mission Produce is asking consumers to go green on Black Friday.
Naturipe Farms is seeing peak supplies of organic cranberries from Wisconsin, a trend that will continue to the third week of December.
The Public Health Agency of Canada has increased the number of salmonella infections related to English cucumbers purchased in Western Canada this summer.
Wholesum, Amado, Ariz., is launching its four-item snack tomato line in colorful top-seal packaging.
Avocado sales for 2019 spring holidays — Easter, Cinco de Mayo and Memorial Day — saw increases of at least 6% over 2018 numbers for the second-quarter holidays.
Fresh Express has a new take on its chopped salad line that focuses on trending flavors, including a trio of “Twisted” Caesar salads.
Saco Foods LLC has rebranded its chocolate hard-shell dessert line for dipping fruits, Dolci Frutta and Dolci Drizzlers.
All of Mastronardi Produce’s Sunset brand greenhouse grown produce will be sold in packaging that’s reusable, recyclable or compostable by 2025.
The Packer and Alibaba.com, one of the largest online commerce sites, are offering a free web seminar on steps produce companies can take to sell their products online.
RealEats America, a meal kit company focused on healthy foods, received the $1 million top prize in the inaugural Grow-NY competition.
The Wonderful Co.’s family-friendly “Camp Halohead” animated series has debuted.
Crunch Pak will be the exclusive processor and marketer of sliced Cosmic Crisp apples.
Supermarket sales of organic fruits and vegetables seem to be trending upward, but the role of organics play can vary from place to place.
It’s “home sweet holiday” time again for Bland Farms, Glennville, Ga., which is making its holiday-themed display merchandiser available to retailers.
Crystal Valley Foods, Miami, is finalizing the purchase of Asian, tropical and specialty fruit and vegetable importer Joco Produce, Medley, Fla.
(UPDATED Nov. 21) Federal agencies are investigating Hepatitis A cases in three states that are “potentially linked” to fresh blackberries bought at Fresh Thyme Farmers Markets stores in three states in September.
Apeel Sciences, Santa Barbara, Calif., is opening offices in Mexico, the Netherlands and Peru.
Robinson Fresh is taking the guesswork out of choosing avocados that will be ripe throughout the week with a four-pack of fruit at different stages of ripeness.
FiveStar Gourmet Foods, Ontario, Calif., has recalled two snack products because they contain hard-boiled eggs from a company involved in a listeria outbreak.
Previous posts in Fresh Talk have looked at top stories from January through August, this post will consider the top stories published by The Packer in September.
LENEXA, Kan. — The U.S. apple supply is plentiful and business is good as the new year begins, though Jim Allen says the abundance of varieties offered to retailers does present challenges.
Two Meijer stores in Grand Rapids, Mich., have recalled diced hard-boiled eggs salad bars because they were supplied by a company whose eggs are linked to Listeria monocytogenes outbreak.
Citrus fruits are trending on the Produce Market Guide. Among them are pumello, oranges and clementines.
When it came time for judges for the 2019 Summit Marketing Effectiveness Award to choose a Platinum winner, they found it easy to pronounce “Fyffes.”
A promotional campaign for Chilean fruit called the “Super Fruit Bowl” is lining up with the National Football League’s Super Bowl.
Veggie Noodle Co. LLC is recalling a ramen kit because it contains a hard-boiled egg from a company involved in a recall for a Listeria monocytogenes outbreak.
The concept of sustainable packaging has been in the minds of both companies and consumers for many years. That being said, in 2019 sustainable packaging hit an all time trending high.
Oxnard, Calif.-based Mission Produce is promoting its Emeralds in the End Zone campaign in the lead-up to college bowls and professional football playoff season.