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ProduceIQ: Prices whiplash as Georgia volume knocks

After only a moment of record high prices, markets begin descending. The overall industry’s price decline has two major drivers:...

4 years ago 4 minute read

Lawsuit reveals $6.6MM in PACA claims against H. Brooks, J&J Distributing

Two years after being acquired by a private equity firm and merging with a local competitor, rumors on social media...

4 years ago 1 minute read

Not your average apple: Okanagan Specialty Fruit celebrates 25 years

Would it surprise you to know that the world’s first bioengineered apple is more than 20 years old? Summerland, BC-based...

4 years ago 6 minute read

U.S. exporters have a new opportunity in the UK – if they want it

At the start of the year, the United Kingdom finally reached an agreement with the rest of the European Union...

4 years ago 4 minute read

Experiential marketing in fresh produce: tips, tricks, and success stories

Who would pair apples with hot air balloons? The creative minds behind Cosmic Crisp apples did, and this summer they’re...

4 years ago 2 minute read

How to slice a mango

Evidently in the Philippines, there is a saying that a girl is not ready for marriage until she knows how...

4 years ago 4 minute read

ProduceIQ: Prices soar for Memorial Day

Memorial Day pull sends prices skyward. The industry is looking at the highest week #21 prices of all time. Shaped...

4 years ago 4 minute read

Dollar Tree pilots fresh produce

Deep discounter Dollar Tree, famous for its $1 for everything in the store discount positioning, is piloting a new store...

4 years ago 2 minute read

GRAPHIC: Low lettuce volumes headed into summer

The following graphic was produced by Agtools Inc. BB #:355102 to show that lettuce volume is at the lowest level...

4 years ago 1 minute read

Familiar patterns reemerge across retail grocery

May 26, 2021 — With Memorial Day right around the corner, Category Partners decided to take a look back at...

4 years ago 4 minute read

Technomic index shows steady improvement for U.S. foodservice

CHICAGO, May 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Technomic released the April TIndex (Technomic Index), an index that provides a benchmark to...

4 years ago 2 minute read

Shareholders bear the risk, deserve the reward (or loss)

The Wall Street Journal reported in its May 27 edition that major bank CEOs were called to task by Congress...

4 years ago 2 minute read

Sysco CEO: Restaurant recovery is here 

Sysco BB #:105962 CEO Kevin Hourican says the post COVID restaurant recovery is moving fast, with restaurants tracking ahead of...

4 years ago 1 minute read

Causes of the labor shortage a complex mix

“Complaining that people don’t want to work because they could make more on unemployment is a funny way of admitting...

4 years ago 4 minute read

ProduceIQ: Peaches spared as La Niña brings drought to SW

Grape volume falters slightly in the Coachella Valley. In response, prices hurdled upwards, +44 percent. In the summer months, the...

4 years ago 4 minute read

Earth Fare accelerates reopening strategy

A year after the specialty retailer went bankrupt and closed, Earth Fare BB #:168468 is reemerging – faster than expected....

4 years ago 1 minute read

Peruvian produce exports grow 16% in 2021 Q1

Peruvian produce exports rose 16.4% in the first quarter of 2021, led by massive grape growth. The Association of Exporters...

4 years ago 1 minute read

Increasing fresh produce consumption: a familiar struggle

The year was 1953. It may have been the start of backchannel talks on a United Fresh/PMA merger, but it...

4 years ago 5 minute read

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