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Pump the brakes on meatless burger trend

The vegan hamburger is enjoying a moment. It has tried and failed before but now it’s enjoying success on a...

6 years ago 3 minute read

Trump tariff threat to Mexico is just a negotiation

President Donald Trump says the U.S. will tack a 5 percent tariff on all products imported from Mexico starting June...

6 years ago 3 minute read

Recognizing the best of the best

Recognition in business comes in many forms—a pat on the back, a raise, promotion, a thank you. For businesses in...

6 years ago 2 minute read

Kantar’s Top 50 retail sales projections for 2019

Food retailers fare strongly in Kantar Consulting’s 2019 top 50 U.S. Retailers list, with Walmart posting more than double the...

6 years ago 1 minute read

Roundtable: The Evolution of the Produce Supply Chain Part 1

Working in the produce industry has been a twenty-first century rollercoaster ride. Longtime industry professionals have experienced peaks, rapid drops,...

6 years ago 5 minute read

Ideas Ripe for the Picking: Nutrition communication

We’re inundated with numbers and data in the fresh produce industry. We see all kinds of studies, but there’s often...

6 years ago 2 minute read

Is Blue Apron’s NYSE flop a message for meal kits?

Blue Apron BB #:292398 had a good thing going…about 2.5 years ago. Now, almost two years after the company went...

6 years ago 4 minute read

CDC declares fresh-cut melon outbreak over

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has declared the fresh-cut melon salmonella outbreak linked to Caito Foods BB #:334080...

6 years ago 1 minute read

Target sees growth in in-store fulfillment

Target BB #:166987 continues to prove me wrong. I’ve long said turning stores into digital order fulfillment centers can’t make...

6 years ago 2 minute read

Dream cherry crop turns nightmare in California

As much as two-thirds of the California cherry crop may be lost after a week of rain. A good growing...

6 years ago 2 minute read

Dallas sees strong supermarket competition

The growing Dallas-Fort Worth population is also conducive to the supermarket industry. The city has a wide variety of supermarkets,...

6 years ago 2 minute read

Increase customer engagement through on-site visits

Customer visits can serve multiple functions—think of it as the original version of “face time”—without the electronic component. Making the...

6 years ago 2 minute read

Study shows benefits of minimally processed foods

People who ate minimally processed foods like fresh produce gained less weight in a National Institutes of Health study. After...

6 years ago 2 minute read

Fyffes introduces new compostable banana band

(CORAL GABLES, Fla., May 17, 2019) — As a ‘significant step’ towards reducing its packaging imprint, banana importers Fyffes (BB...

6 years ago 3 minute read

Supply gap will keep grapes from holiday promotions

A supply gap from Chile to Mexico will keep grapes out of big Memorial Day promotions. Chile is finishing its...

6 years ago 3 minute read

Mexican growers group sues Commerce Department after unsuccessful negotiation

The Mexican grower association CAADES filed suit against the U.S. Commerce Department in International Trade Court after its withdrawal from...

6 years ago 2 minute read

Domex Superfresh Growers mourns Robert Kershaw

PRESS RELEASE Yakima, WA- May 13, 2019 – Robert “Bob” Chester Kershaw was born February 3, 1938 in Yakima, Washington,...

6 years ago 3 minute read

Social Welfare and the Labor Crisis

There is a direct correlation between social responsibility and ongoing labor issues. The labor shortage in the produce industry is...

6 years ago 5 minute read

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