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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...

3 months ago 6 minute read

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...

3 months ago 4 minute read

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...

3 months ago 2 minute read

BCfresh appoints new CEO

Delta, British Columbia – January 2nd, 2025 – BCfresh BB #:153208, a 100% grower-owned and operated company, today announced the...

3 months ago 3 minute read

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...

3 months ago 1 minute read

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...

3 months ago 4 minute read

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...

3 months ago 3 minute read

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...

3 months ago 4 minute read

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;...

3 months ago 1 minute read

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...

3 months ago 6 minute read

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...

4 months ago 2 minute read

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...

4 months ago 4 minute read

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...

4 months ago 4 minute read

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...

4 months ago 3 minute read

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...

4 months ago 3 minute read

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...

4 months ago 4 minute read

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,...

4 months ago 1 minute read

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...

4 months ago 2 minute read
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