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Senator Marco Rubio calls for end to SNAP junk food subsidies

U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) has announced that he will introduce legislation to bar the federal Supplementary Nutrition Assistance Program...

2 years ago 2 minute read

Kroger offers Mother’s Day brunch for less than $2 per serving

CINCINNATI, May 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — The Kroger Co. BB #:100073 today shared a delectable brunch to celebrate Mother’s Day...

2 years ago 3 minute read

CFFA’s LeMay optimistic about fresh fruit season

I contacted Ian LeMay, currently president of the California Fresh Fruit Association (CFFA), to congratulate him on his new appointment...

2 years ago 4 minute read

ProduceIQ: Eastern produce markets transition to Georgia

Big news this week. Green beans are extremely tight on both coasts, and prices are being pushed to a ten-year...

2 years ago 5 minute read

When 100 percent is more than 100 percent

By Richard Smoley I’m no genius at figures, but . . . Something seems to be wrong with a recent...

2 years ago 2 minute read

Turning fruit waste into electricity

Researchers at the University of British Columbia at Okanagan (UBCO) are working on technology to cut back on food waste...

2 years ago 2 minute read

Survey shows grocery costs eat up majority of consumers’ monthly budget

Enough talk about millennials and their avocado-toast-buying ways — new data suggests every generation is at risk of spending too...

2 years ago 2 minute read

CPMA packaging panel brings solutions-based experiences  

TORONTO—The produce industry has a packaging problem. While packaging helps bring a vast array of products to market – from...

2 years ago 4 minute read

What makes junk food junk food?

With obesity currently at a rate of 36 percent in the American population, public health authorities are increasingly targeting junk...

2 years ago 4 minute read

Aldi to add 120 new stores nationwide in 2023

Fast growth trajectory designed to meet increasing demand for quality, fresh groceries and essentials at the lowest possible prices Batavia,...

2 years ago 4 minute read

Edible insects’ place in the American diet 

Every week we see a new story about venture capital investing in companies raising insects for human consumption. A recent...

2 years ago 5 minute read

Kroger, Albertsons, and Lina Khan

I don’t read too many articles in the Harvard Law & Policy Review, but I read this one. It is...

2 years ago 4 minute read

ProduceIQ: Prices begin decline as new crops warm-up

Lots of insane weather in Florida and throughout the Southeast this past week. Heavy rain, golf ball-sized hail, severe wind,...

2 years ago 4 minute read

Amazon and the Kroger-Albertsons merger

Writing in Retail Wire, George Anderson discusses the proposed Kroger-Albertsons merger. If it is approved by the Federal Trade Commission...

2 years ago 4 minute read

The Produce Reporter Week in Review – April 28, 2023

Pamela visits with Greg from the expo floor of the Canadian Produce Marketing Association BB #:153602 annual convention, which was...

2 years ago 1 minute read

Biodegradable PLU labels and alternatives

In case you need to refresh your memory (as I did), PLU, as in PLU labels, stands for price look...

2 years ago 3 minute read

Mexican berry exports beat out beer and tequila

Berries were Mexico’s biggest agroexport in the first two months of 2023, beating out not only avocados, but beer and...

2 years ago 2 minute read

Recruiting more women as truck drivers

Few industries have so strong a macho image as truck driving. Yet here, as in so many other professions, women...

2 years ago 3 minute read

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