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Innovation leads to stronger consumption
In the marketplace, flavor reigns supreme. Numerous studies have demonstrated that consumers clearly rank taste as the No.1 attribute when...
Food Trends 2019: The Low-Hanging…fruit
I spend a couple of months at the end of every year poring over all the trend predictions for the...
Food Trends 2019: Fresh produce to watch
I’ve already fresh produce items I think will continue to rise in popularity in 2019. You can read them in...
Big Hearts: Philly gives back
Every single day, as merchants are busy selling their products to retailers, restaurants, and others throughout the region, a Philabundance...
Solving the produce consumption riddle
Experts agree: more fruits and vegetables make for healthier diets. But in a culture overly fond of salts, fats, and...
VIDEO: Smaller U.S. apple crop has the right mix for consumers
While the overall apple holdings are down in latest holdings report from the U.S. Apple Association, the increase in Honeycrisp...
Philly market tenants welcome consumers
Unlike some terminal markets, the Philadelphia Wholesale Produce Market (PWPM), is open to the public. Anyone and everyone can park,...
Diversification leads to growth on Philly market
“If my grandfather or father were alive to see the business today,” says Mark Levin, CEO of M. Levin &...
Philly competitors find mutual respect
“All for one and one for all,” best known as the motto in the novel The Three Musketeers, could also...
Best wishes from Blue Book Services
Everyone at Blue Book wishes you a heartfelt Holiday and Happy New Year. As we complete our 117th year, it...
Canadian E. coli outbreak in romaine lettuce appears to be over
CFIA Release – Update regarding outbreak of E. coli infections linked to romaine lettuce December 24, 2018 – This update reflects...
Applied Technology: Better knowing the consumer
Though many of the latest innovations are tied to suppliers and retailers, the consumer has not been left out of...
Applied Technology: Putting the hyper in local
For some retailers and restaurants, proximity to local food is key—like next door, on the next floor, or on the...
Philly market design allows for growth
Another tenant on the Philadelphia Wholesale Produce Market (PWPM), Paul Giordano & Sons, is legendary for carrying all types of...
Success doesn’t come cheap at Philly market
Like most things in life, the positives are accompanied by a few negatives. At the Philadelphia Wholesale Produce Market (PWPM),...
Applied Technology: AI in the field
Artificial intelligence and machine learning have taken on the challenge of forecasting crops. Problem-solving computer programs based on AI can...
Philadelphia embraces winner status
From the cobblestone streets of colonial Philadelphia to the sophisticated state-of-the-art wholesale market, Philadelphia remains an energetic place to trade...
Market efficiency and safety by design in Philly
“We love this market,” says Filindo Colace, vice president of operations at Ryeco, LLC, of the Philadelphia Wholesale Produce Market...
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