Produce Retail
Fairtrade America found in its biennial consumer survey that 76% of shoppers would regard a brand they buy more favorably if it had a Fairtrade America label.
Data and insights firm Nielsen has found that, as more grocery sales move online, fresh is key for physical store success.
Frank Capone, who spent some of his 30 years at Dominick’s Finer Foods as a buyer of imported produce in Nogales, Ariz., has died.
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency announced that two Randsland brand kale products because of possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination.
Kegel’s Produce, Lancaster, Pa., has received the Safe Quality Food certification from SAI Global.
Los Angeles-based Vision Produce Company is now offering a “ripe and ready” mango program following the protocol established by the National Mango Board.
BOSTON — The foundations of commodity business are crumbling, Steve Lutz told a packed room at the New England Produce Council’s Produce, Floral and Foodservice Expo in Boston.
Fresh-cut jicama company Xica Brands is introducing a new product, jicama noodles.
Potatoes may be a dinner-table staple, but they don’t have to be boring, marketers of Idaho potatoes say.
Los Alamitos, Calif.-based Frieda’s is offering solutions for plant-based eating during the holiday season.
Youth entrepreneurship group Lemonade Day and citrus supplier Limoneira Company have established a two-year charitable licensing agreement.
Wonderful Pistachios has a new spoke-tortoise kicking off its No Shells line marketing campaign, as part of a $15 million investment in the brand.
Wholesum, Amado, Ariz., will be shipping a new line of organic heirloom tomatoes soon.
Plant-based dips company Good Foods has donated $65,000 to the No Kid Hungry campaign to help fight childhood hunger.
Recent in-store demos show strongly positive consumer feedback on the SweeTango apple’s taste, quality, value and convenience, marketers report.
2019 retail sales of organic fruits and vegetables grew twice as fast as sales of conventional produce, according to a new study on organic sales.
The United Fresh Start Foundation has awarded a total of $53,000 to eight organizations through its 2020 Community Innovation Grants Program.
The produce world was saddened last week to learn of the passing of Frieda Rapaport Caplan, founder of Frieda’s Inc., Los Alamitos, Calif.
A Jazz apple promotion starting the week of Jan. 20 seeks to Energize consumers throughout North America.
Ippolito International, Salinas, Calif., has added Lara Grossman and Roberto Ornelas to its sales and marketing staff.
The Hass Avocado Board, Mission Viejo, Calif., has developed a tool designed to help identify potential opportunities to boost sales.
MightyVine, a Chicago-area grower of greenhouse tomatoes, has filed a lawsuit to stop Mastronardi Produce from calling its Sprinkles tomatoes “Tiny Mighty Tomatoes,” claiming trademark infringement.
Meijer plans to expand its partnership with Flashfood to all 246 of its stores by the end of the year following a pilot program that cut in-store food waste by 10%.
The Produce for Better Health Foundation has new awards to honor industry leaders, dieticians, influencers and promoters of the group’s new Have a Plant consumptions campaign.
MountainKing Potato, Houston, is implementing an aggressive retail program to promote smaller potatoes.
The 2020 Global Cleantech 100 list is recognizing two indoor leafy greens growers, a produce shelf life extension technology and a company that’s placing “farms” in stores and restaurants.
A good produce manager, like a shrewd chess player, must always be thinking several steps ahead when it comes to the long-term outlook.
Braga Fresh Family Farms, Del Rey Avocado and Suntreat received recognition from Whole Foods as part of the retailer’s annual Supplier Awards program.
Lower retail prices for Honeycrisp apples helped fuel volume gains of 22% for the variety in January.
Jacksonville Fla.-based Winn Dixie Stores Inc. has posted a $1 million surety bond with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, allowing the retailer to have an active Perishable Commodities Act license.