Produce Retail
Stemilt’s World Famous Honeycrisp apples consumers across the globe have come to know and love are back and available organically under the Artisan Organics™ brand.
Side Delights shared industry data showing that retail sales of fresh potatoes alone totaled $3.1 Billion for the past year (July 2020-June 2021).
Schnuck Markets, Inc., in partnership with Foodshed.io, is celebrating its most expansive local produce season since it was founded in 1939.
Stokes Purple sweet potatoes are back in season, and it’s the ideal time to showcase these colorful tubers.
Cranberries are back, and The Oppenheimer Group is looking forward to putting Ocean Spray at the center of holiday tables.
While Michigan’s apple harvest is just gearing up, most other fruits are winding down through September.
Take a listen to our latest podcast episode, this time on fall retail expectations.
Grapes are one of the strongest categories that a produce operation offers, with impressive volume and dollar sales.
As a result of COVID-19, there has perhaps been no greater level of awareness around federal feeding programs that target children.
The multi-month normalization of grocery shopping patterns came to a halt in August.
Taylor Farms announced the appointment of Joe Pezzini to the position of Senior Director of Agricultural Operations, effective October 11th, 2021.
While the majority of fresh produce is bought in-store, online shopping carts are filling up with more and more fresh produce too, but there’s a lot of room for improvement.
Los Angeles-based Pom Wonderful, part of The Wondeful Co., launched a social media contest to support local bars impacted by COVID-19 pandemic closures.
In this episode, Wendy Reinhardt Kapsak, president and CEO of Produce for a Better Health, speaks about shifting the focus beyond produce sales to consumption.
Downers Grove, Ill.-based Fresh Thyme Market has announced Jane Wilcox as the store director of the new store opening at City Foundry in St. Louis, Mo., later this year.
The winter promotions at G&R Farms are focused on the Season of Giving, when retailers can take advantage of both the holiday promotional time period and also a higher likelihood consumers will feel charitable.
BRONX, N.Y. — You might think weather affects mostly the farmer in the produce supply chain, but Hunts Point Produce Market wholesalers and distributors watch the weather closely too.
San Francisco-based Afresh Technologies and Portland, Ore.-based New Seasons Market have partnered to bring Afresh’s Fresh Operating System into select retail stores in the Pacific Northwest.
The U.S. Census Bureau has reported that advance adjusted retail sales estimates for U.S. grocery stores in September totaled $68.57 billion, up 0.7% from August and up 7.4% from a year ago.
The United Fresh Produce Association has published its second-quarter 2021 FreshFacts on Retail report.
The calendar indicates it’s mid-October, and I’m still wrapping up summer projects at home. But when I duck into Home Depot and see what they’re displaying — it’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas.
The harsh truth right now in the produce aisle is that sales in much of the country are at a yearly low. That’s a difficult fact to admit, isn’t it?
I feel a disturbance in the force — in several produce departments and in all the other grocery stores this produce scribe patronizes. In numerous markets I hear this familiar phrase too frequently: out of stocks.
Avocados From Mexico will be back again for the National Football League’s biggest game in February, and former New Orleans quarterback Drew Brees will star in the group’s 30-second television spot.
In the new Disney film “Encanto”, the cheerful Madrigal family from Colombia experiences a truly fortunate adventure.
Retailers will have plenty of opportunity to boost pear categories during the month of December thanks to National Pear Month.
During the first quarter of Potatoes USA’s Marketing Year 2022 (July - September 2021), potato sales decreased in dollars by 1.1% and in volume by 5.7% compared to the same period in 2020.
One failure, one company or one person can have significant (negative) impact across an entire industry. Each of us has a responsibility to ensure safe food. And this responsibility can have far-reaching consequences.
If the pandemic has taught us anything, it’s to expect the unexpected. That lesson rings particularly true for the produce supply chain.
Apple season has come into full swing for produce departments across the U.S. and made up 6.2 percent of total produce department sales over the last 12 weeks.