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.
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.
For the four-week period ending Oct. 3, total U.S. avocado dollar sales were up 2.2% to $175.7 million, adding $3.8 million to the category compared with the prior year.
Keasbey, N.J.-based Wakefern Food Corp. has upped its commitment to reusable plastic containers (RPCs).
Inflation is making itself at home in the American economy.
“There’s a dozen other people lined up for just a couple of management positions. What makes you different from everyone else?”
Consumers this winter are facing the seasonal blahs coupled with the effects of the global pandemic.
The Chicago retail scene remains strong, despite a few tweaks sparked by the COVID-19 pandemic, said Craig Carlson, president/CEO of Chicago-based Carlson Produce Consulting LLC.