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The Produce Reporter Week in Review – January 5, 2024
Pamela calls in from Bavaria, where she checks out the retail trends in Europe. News slows down around the holidays,...
Desert ice forecast expected to disrupt production
Markon Cooperative BB #:123315 released this From The Fields report on the CA/AZ desert region January 3, 2024: A series...
Veganuary honors purple sweet potatoes
Anaheim, CA (January 2023) – As connoisseurs of all things colorful, healthy, and delicious, Frieda’s LLC BB #:388120 is delighted...
AWG names successor as president and CEO retires
KANSAS CITY, Kan., JANUARY 5, 2024 – Associated Wholesale Grocers, Inc. BB #:101651 President and CEO, David Smith, has retired...
Mixed forecast for fruits and nuts from USDA
The price index for fruit and tree nuts was up 9 percent from June 2023 and 11 percent from July...
Produce stars in Best Diet rankings
The classic line is always that the gyms will be packed in January as people start their New Year’s resolutions. ...
Keenan Farms promotes leader to vice president
January 3, 2024 – KETTLEMAN CITY, CA – Keenan Farms, Inc. BB #:169539 is pleased to announce the promotion of...
Winter Sweetz launches 4th annual consumer sweepstakes
MISSION, TX (January 4, 2024) – Winter Sweetz, a Texas-based grapefruit brand owned by Lone Star Citrus BB #:205246, announces...
UNFI releases selling show 2024 schedule
January 04, 2024 PROVIDENCE, R.I.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–United Natural Foods, Inc. BB #:158953 today released its updated selling show schedule for 2024....
BJ’s Wholesale Club to open North Florida location
January 04, 2024 MARLBOROUGH, Mass. & NORTH JACKSONVILLE, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–BJ’s Wholesale Club BB #:162875, a leading operator of membership warehouse...
Clean Eatz puts up $25,000 for fitness challenge
Clean Eatz, America’s leading health food restaurant and online meal plan franchise, is getting ready to kick off its annual...
Groundwater regulation: The ins and outs
The New York Times article on water conservation in California’s Pajaro Valley, which I discussed in a previous column, is...
Aldi opens stores in four states to close 2023
Discount grocer Aldi, Inc. BB #:116756 Batavia, IL, ended 2023 by opening new stores in four states. According to Supermarket...
Act Now To Ensure Up-To-Date Listing Information
The April 2019 Blue Book Deadline approaches. Pages for the hardbound print April 2019 Blue Book are closing January 28,...
Peruvian table grape exports increase 29% in volume in 2023
From January 1 to December 1, 2023, Peruvian exports of fresh table grapes reached 513,545,578 kilos, showing an increase of...
Another lawsuit filed in cantaloupe outbreak
HOUSTON, Dec. 29, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — The national food safety law firm of Ron Simon & Associates has filed another...
Restaurants post sales and traffic growth in November
This is the monthly GuestXM restaurant report from Black Box Intelligence: By several accounts, November was a pretty encouraging month...
CMI Orchards: Branded organic apples show strong growth
January 2nd, 2024 Wenatchee, WA—CMI Orchards BB #:134183 reports major growth in branded organic apple sales dollars and highlights the...