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.
Potato sales at retail have been strong since the COVID-19 pandemic began, and a Potato Expo panel of suppliers and retailers agreed that momentum will likely continue through 2021.
This year, BrandStorm — the industry’s signature brand marketing event — will deliver marketing education straight to your desk, March 9-11.
The new vice president of fresh for St. Louis-based Schnuck Markets is Ted Schnuck, great-grandson of company founder Anna Donovan Schnuck.
After almost half a century, Mary Ellen Burris has retired from Rochester, N.Y.-based Wegmans Food Markets as senior vice president of consumer affairs.
Industry members who source various organic fresh produce from around the world will talk opportunities and challenges for imported organic produce during a panel discussion Jan. 27 at the Global Organic Produce Expo.
Taking a new approach in engaging with retailers, North Shore Living Herbs & Greens released an animated video that takes you on a journey through their hydroponic growing process from seed to store.
Eden Prairie, Minn.-based Robinson Fresh has launched a consumer brand.
New year, same great Rushing Rivers® d’Anjou pears from Stemilt and exactly what the retailer needs to take their pear category from good to World Famous.
Houston-based Brothers Produce is no longer affiliated with any other Brothers Produce divisions.
Bronx, N.Y.-based Hunts Point Produce Market labor union workers are on strike over a wage dispute.
The Pear Bureau Northwest is asking retailers to show their love of red pears with a display contest.
Pummelos, oranges and strawberries maintained the top three spots on PMG the week of Jan. 11, but mandarins rose from No. 11 the previous week to No. 4, and cabbage, previously No. 12, moved up to the No. 5 spot.
Amado, Ariz.-based Wholesum has a new line of vegetables in sustainable packaging that will roll out in stores this month.
¡Yo Quiero!, a Texas based company specializing in avocado, guacamole and dip products, is getting consumers ready for the Big Game!
Caitlin Tierney, who most recently was the senior director of fresh for 99 Cents Only Stores, has joined Mastronardi Produce as business director for western operations.
Get a quick rundown of the produce industry news of the week from editor-in-chief Tom Karst, news editor Chris Koger, Northeast editor Amy Sowder and retail editor Ashley Nickle in this latest episode of Packer Insight.
Naturipe is bringing back the FeBLUEary blueberry campaign to grocery stores for the fifth year, along with a new push on digital platforms.
There’s a reason that produce managers’ gray-metal back room desks are so small. That’s not your primary workspace.
The newest tomato from the Pure Flavor brand comes to market with a Superior Taste Award from the International Taste Institute.
Dorn Wenninger is the new senior vice president of produce for United Natural Foods Inc.
Four industry members discussed organic programs, the effect of the pandemic, marketing opportunities, the tensions of the triple-bottom-line business model and more in a Global Organic Produce Expo session Jan. 27.
The California Walnut Board is launching its fourth American Heart Month campaign in February, expanding its popular retail marketing program in an effort to encourage consumers to make healthier food choices.
We haven’t had any opportunities to grab booth swag at in-person trade shows in almost a year, but there are a few produce gadgets I’ve held onto from shows in years past.
Starting in April 2021, That’s Tasty – a Shenandoah Growers brand – will roll out a living potted herbs program that makes it simpler than ever for retail partners nationwide to drive incremental spring sales.
Lunar New Year, which begins on February 12, 2021, is the perfect time to help shoppers discover new food favorites, and Frieda’s customized Asian vegetable program makes it easy.
How does a company go from generally caring about its employees and endeavoring to treat them well to having a defined structure and accountability around those aims?
G&R Farms is excited to continue the Growing America’s Farmers program with regional and national retailers looking to grow sales and support scholarships for FFA students planning careers in production agriculture.
Dallas-based Avocados From Mexico is teaming with tortilla brand Mission Foods for the second consecutive year for the return of “Taco Tip Off.”
The newest FreshFacts on Retail report from United Fresh sums up the fourth quarter of 2020 and the year overall, along with spotlighting upcoming seasonal categories cucumbers, mangoes and mushrooms.
Philadelphia-based AgroFresh Solutions Inc. has launched plant-based edible coatings for produce freshness under the VitaFresh Botanicals brand.