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dunnhumby 2024 retail index shows importance of consumer value
January 08, 2025 CINCINNATI–(BUSINESS WIRE)–dunnhumby, the global leader in customer data science, today released the eighth annual dunnhumby Retailer Preference...
ProduceIQ: Snow, ice, and a port strike cloud Week #1
Post-holiday demand hangover and stable supply send the ProduceIQ Index plummeting. Average prices are down -9 percent over the previous...
Produce stars in NY Times 2025 food trend predictions
Everyone runs food trend stories for a new year, and we’re no different. Blue Book, naturally, focuses on fresh produce...
BCfresh appoints new CEO
Delta, British Columbia – January 2nd, 2025 – BCfresh BB #:153208, a 100% grower-owned and operated company, today announced the...
McAllen shipper files Chapter 7 bankruptcy
On December 24, 2024, Freshquita Brands, LLC, BB #:341978 with headquarters in McAllen, TX, filed a voluntary bankruptcy petition under...
ProduceIQ: Berry good deals to start 2025
It’s that time of the year again. If you are one of the lucky ones on holiday vacation, you may...
NatureSweet donates more than three million pounds of produce to food banks across North America in 2024
SAN ANTONIO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–NatureSweet® is proud to announce the donation of 3.5 million pounds of fresh produce to food banks throughout North...
ProduceIQ: Cheers to the produce supply chain heroes
We dedicate this Christmas week newsletter to members of the produce supply chain who keep things moving even during the...
The Produce Reporter Week in Review – December 20, 2024
In this Christmas edition, Pamela and Greg examine indoor farm Plenty leaving Compton, CA, for greener (strawberry) operations in Virginia;...
FDA updates ‘healthy’ nutrition claim
SILVER SPRING, Md., Dec. 19, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is announcing a final rule to update the definition of...
Plenty closes Compton farm in ‘strategic shift’ to berries
Less than two years after it opened, San Francisco-based vertical farm Plenty Ag is closing its Compton, CA, facility. The...
Restaurant industry survey shows labor, sales challenges in 2025
IRVINE, Calif., Dec. 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Restaurant365, the leading all-in-one restaurant management platform, today released findings from its annual...
ProduceIQ: Christmas demand swells as the holiday nears
Christmas demand is snowballing. We are a little over a week from Christmas celebrations, and produce markets are ripe with...
Arkansas governor calls for cutting junk food from SNAP
December 11, 2024 LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders sent the following letter to U.S. Department of Health...
Albertsons sues Kroger after merger blocked by federal court
A week ago, when CEO Rodney McMullen basically said Kroger BB #:100073 would be fine without approval of its merger...
ProduceIQ: Produce markets dance through weather woes
Winter produce markets shake off the last of the effects from fall and summer’s inclement weather. Week #49 is experiencing...
GRAPHIC: Banana supply looks to rebound in 2024-25
There’s no fruit more popular to U.S. consumers than bananas. The three largest suppliers to the U.S. market are Guatemala,...
Few answers come to light as onion outbreak declared over
The Food and Drug Administration has closed its investigation and declared the E. coli outbreak tied to McDonald’s Quarter Pounders...
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