Produce Retail
Spice World, Orlando, Fla., has a new line of global-inspired cooking and seasoning blends, Global Flavors.
Autumn Glory apple shipments were up the month of November, and recent Nielsen data confirms stellar November sales.
FiveStar Gourmet Foods, Ontario, Calif., is offering a new vegetarian taco salad with Beyond Meat protein, and the company has plans for more products with the plant-based protein.
Two of Kroger’s seven food trend predictions for 2021 put a focus on fresh produce: Mushroom Mania and Fresh Innovation.
New takes on classic comfort food may be the norm in the coming year, according to the 2021 trends predictions from Los Alamitos, Calif.-based Frieda’s Specialty Produce.
Avocados bounced from No. 7 the week of Nov. 30 to take the lead spot on PMG the week of Nov. 7.
The United Fresh Produce Association has scheduled a web seminar on its latest FreshFacts on Retail report Dec. 15.
Good Foods has rebranded its dairy dip line, and added Spinach Artichoke Parmesan.
Hydroponic living lettuce grower Pete’s, Carpinteria, Calif., is launching Greenhouse Fresh, a line of packaged salads that highlights sustainability practices at the company.
Consumers typically turn to citrus to load up on vitamin C during cold and flu season, but this year, suppliers hope they’ll stock up on even more grapefruit, oranges, mandarins and lemons to keep COVID-19 at bay.
I once called on a young produce manager who showed loads of potential but lacked direction in his career.
Winter is here, and given the social restrictions necessitated by the global pandemic, some would say it is the winter of all winters.
Stemilt’s marketing director Brianna Shales and communications manager, Katie Harmon, start 2021 by analyzing the last 12 weeks of Nielsen retail scan data during Stemilt’s Fast Facts: The Cast video analysis.
Tacoma, Wash.-based Cierto, a recruiter of H-2A workers for U.S. growers, has received an $800,000 grant from the Walmart Foundation.
Undoubtedly, COVID-19 will rank through the ages as one of the largest single global change elements in human history. With that in mind, what changes will affect the fresh produce industry?
COVID-19 has lead to significant supply chain disruptions in 2020, causing many in the produce industry to ask “How can I strengthen my company for the future?”
Although USDA’s NASS estimated that California’s navel orange crop will be about 42 million 80-pound boxes this season, some grower-shippers estimate that number might be a bit on the heavy side.
With consumers’ concern for health immunity on the rise, and the COVID-19 pandemic’s convergence with peak cold and flu season, the Mushroom Council has launched the Feed Your Immune System campaign.
New York-based Bowery Farming has unveiled a line of rotating, small-batch greens in its Farmer’s Selection line.
For nearly 100 years, the Marchini family has been farming in the Central Valley of California.
Avocados from Mexico has created The Virtual Guac Bowl Stadium for its annual Super Bowl promotion, with prize packages that include avocado gear, weekly $1,000 giveaways and the chance to win $1 million.
Valentine’s Day promotions are on the radar and Stemilt’s Pink Lady apples should be a top promotion contender for the loveliest day of the year.
Pummelos and oranges maintained the top two spots on PMG the first week of January, but strawberries rejoined the list at No. 3.
Produce buyers as a rule tend to naturally run a lean inventory. Like in the stores, the thinking is, “Just enough inventory until the next delivery” — with enough safety stock on hand just in case.
Episode 34 of Tip of the Iceberg Podcast features an interview with Mushroom Council’s Eric Davis, who discusses the organization’s ongoing promotion of The Blend and the council’s new #FeedYourImmuneSystem campaign.
Fresno, Calif.-based Fowler Packing, which markets mandarins under its Peelz brand, has expanded its offerings to include organic mandarins and dekopon mandarins.
Until Jan. 19, Southern California was enjoying an ideal strawberry season.
Pittsburgh-based Fifth Season, a vertical, robotic farming company, expanded its distribution partnership with Giant Eagle Inc.
NEW YORK — Winter Storm Orlena blanketed the Northeast and New England regions so much that Hunts Point Produce Market had to pause for a day until companies could toss it off and move on.
Catch up quick on news of the week with The Packer’s editor-in-chief Tom Karst, retail editor Ashley Nickle and Northeast editor Amy Sowder on this latest episode of Packer Insight.