Produce Retail
Corrugated box production reached a record level in the pandemic year 2020, and the outlook for continued moderate growth is still in place.
It’s safe to say that the 56th Super Bowl of the National Football League at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Calif., will be watched by millions who want to be snacking the whole time.
You can score more points with in-store displays themed with Super Bowl football décor than you could for the 2021 big game, when fewer consumers were shopping in person.
Fast Facts: The Cast met one last time for the year of 2022 to wrap up the fall season and analyze the last 12 weeks of data from Nielson retail scan data.
For Mexican-sourced avocados, the big game is now … and next week, and the week after, until the official game that’s, ahem, super important.
The NJEDA releases draft list of New Jersey’s 50 designated Food Desert Communities for public input
Over the next several years, up to $240 million in funding through the Food Desert Relief Act, part of the ERA signed into law by Governor Phil Murphy in January 2021, will be available to the designated communities.
Schnuck Markets, Inc. announced Tom Henry, the company’s Chief Data Officer and Deputy Chief Information Officer since May 2021, has been promoted to serve on the company’s Strategy Team.
Wonderful Pistachios kicks-off the Ultimate Instagram Giveaway and, in honor of the 56th Big Game, partners with Alto Rideshare Company to offer 56% off all rides around Los Angeles over game day weekend.
The average U.S. promoted retail price for apples was up an average of 5% in 2021 compared with 2020.
WPS is pleased to announce the appointment of Jennifer Rigdon to the newly created director of retail sales position.
The Packer’s 2022 Fresh Trends survey reveals that 55% of more than 1,000 consumers surveyed last fall said they purchased fresh apples in the previous 12 months.
To mark National Watermelon Day on Aug. 3, Syngenta Vegetable Seeds has introduced a new seedless watermelon variety – Valor – developed to help growers maximize profitability.
The Packer’s Tom Karst, Amy Sowder and Ashley Nickle discuss big topics of the week, from what’s on tap for the annual Washington Conference to mushroom updates to the implications of a new Instacart deal.
Staff, order, prep and stock the produce department so that whatever decision is reached, it’s because the offerings are so fresh, the stock level so nice, that in that moment any decision is a good decision.
It’s quite a commitment to attempt offering a clean and fresh produce department when shopping traffic heats up.
New York-based meal kit company HelloFresh has announced the launch of HelloFresh Market, an online store offering customers a range of add-ons to meal kit orders.
With a total of 242 stores, Safeway holds a 21.63% market share in Northern California and Nevada, according to 2021 Shelby Market Data.
Connecting consumers to Wisconsin potatoes is an overarching goal for Dana Rady, director of promotion and communication and consumer education for the Wisconsin Potato & Vegetable Growers Association, Antigo.
Episode 57 of Tip of the Iceberg Podcast features a conversation with David Magaña, a senior analyst for Rabobank who specializes in fresh produce.
The U.S. online grocery market generated $6.7 billion in sales during July, as ship-to-home sales declined to $1.4 billion while the combined pickup/delivery segment remained steady at $5.3 billion.
How is it that we are recognized as the most beneficial of all the food types that exist, but consumption is waning?
Though there are some uneven spots, suppliers say there will be plenty of promotion opportunities for California grapes into the fall and toward the end of the year.
The new school year is here but with mask mandates, mask bans, and unpredictability around when vaccines will be available for kids under 12, the only thing certain about this school year is uncertainty.
Increasing online and omnichannel marketing present challenges to produce shippers and packaging suppliers.
Morgan Falcon, marketing for Plant City, Fla.-based Wish Farms, showcased the company’s Pink-a-Boo Pineberries at The Packer’s GOPEX Golf event in August.
CHICAGO — Apple marketers must defend their share of stomach against other commodities and pay close attention to new alternative retail formats to fully exploit consumer demand for apples.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced that Japan has granted market access for California plums.
Cutting the Washington state apple forecast by nearly 11% from USDA’s August estimate, the U.S. Apple Association’s forecast of the U.S. crop reveals a big divergence in expectations between the two estimates.
In a groundbreaking way, Peruvian organic avocados are getting focused marketing attention.