Produce Retail
Produce is in my genes. My first job after graduating from university was with Canada’s premier grocery company.
After nearly doubling its No Shells business over the past two years, Wonderful Pistachios is continuing this momentum with its biggest No Shells marketing investment yet.
Homegrown Organic Farms is pleased to announce the Buck Brand organic specialty citrus micro-brand.
Good Foods, a category leader of plant based dips and good-for-you products, announces its partnership with former professional racing driver, Danica Patrick.
Just in time for the holiday season, Driscoll’s Sweetest Batch blueberries are in peak availability to capture the hottest holiday trend of grazing boards.
“The good news is that the top turkey producers in the country are confident that everyone who wants a bird for their Thanksgiving dinner will be able to get one.”
There’s a lot to be said about simple momentum. Take for example, my regular workweek. Like many other produce professionals, I have my share of paperwork.
Everything in Texas is bigger, right? Well, the same can be said for H-E-B’s Austin, Texas-based store.
New year’s resolutions are on everyone’s mind this time of year making it the perfect time to promote one of Stemilt’s most successful brands, Lil Snappers.
Houston-based Sysco Corporation has announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire Laurel, Md.-based The Coastal Companies from Continental Grain Company.
Among the speakers will be Brian Dey, senior merchandiser, Four Seasons Produce. Dey will speak at the GOPEX session Merchandising Show & Tell: Hands of Gold at Work.
The NGA has written a letter to the Biden administration urging OSHA to consider exempting businesses in the food supply chain from the COVID-19 Vaccine and Testing Mandate.
Grocery store food prices will increase between 2.5% and 3% this year but then increase just 1.5% to 2.5% in 2022, according to the December Food Price Outlook Report from the USDA.
With holiday buying and inflationary pressures coming together, the produce department in November experienced both the stresses of the pandemic and new factors, as well.
With the holidays winding down, produce distributors in the Northeast are looking forward to a solid first quarter as the new year approaches.
Big grocery stores have come under fire from U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren for rewarding executives and shareholders while raising food costs for Americans.
The U.S. Southeast region is at the head of the class for retail avocado sales growth.
Produce shippers in the Northeast had to tweak their operations a bit over the past couple of years to cope with COVID-19, but most have gotten through the pandemic in fairly good shape.
Food prices are continuing to climb, according to numbers released Jan. 12 by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
It’s once again time for getting back to school and back to work, which leads shoppers back to saying “What’s for dinner tonight?”
After 36 years with the company, Ross Wileman is retiring from Oxnard, Calif.-based Mission Produce.
MountainKing is spicing up several of its gourmet varieties by partnering with Tajín Clásico Seasoning to offer shoppers a free sample of the top-selling dry seasoning in 1.5 lb. bags of its potatoes.
The National Grocers Association supports the ruling of the U.S. Supreme Court to suspend enforcement of the OSHA COVID-19 vaccination and testing Emergency Temporary Standard.
Murrieta, Calif.-based West Pak Avocado is adding a new full-service distribution center in Swedesboro, N.J.
Salinas, Calif.-based Naturipe Farms is marketing its “thoroughly washed and ready to use” blueberries to the reviving foodservice sector, suggesting that operators can reduce back-of-house labor with this product.
Steven Muro, president and founder of Fusion, will share his expertise and industry knowledge during a live webinar from the Hass Avocado Board (HAB) on Thursday, July 29, 2021, from 1:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. PDT.
Prices for yellow-flesh nectarines around the nation ranges from 99 cents to $2.99 per pound on July 14, according to U.S. Marketing Services.
Keene, N.H.-based C&S Wholesale Grocers, which supplies more than 7,700 stores across the U.S., has agreed to acquire Sheboygan, Wis.-based Piggly Wiggly Midwest.
There were more shake-ups on PMG the second week of July, with cucumbers moving up to No. 1 and beans climbing from No. 6 the previous week to No. 2.
Bakersfield, Calif.-based Grimmway Farms has voluntarily recalled certain organic and conventional carrot products because they may have been contaminated with salmonella.