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Lettuce sees stronger demand as it moves from desert to central California

Lettuce and other leafy greens are moving from the California/Arizona desert to the short Huron, CA, season, with the Salinas...

4 years ago 1 minute read

Spring has sprung

Spring has arrived in the Midwest. With it comes color in the form of daffodils and tulips, blue skies, and...

4 years ago 2 minute read

Connect with consumers during Farmworker Awareness Week

Those of us who work in agriculture know the essential role that farmworkers play in bringing fresh, healthy food to...

4 years ago 3 minute read

Produce eating trends present a confusing picture

Are Americans eating more fruits and vegetables, or less? Recent reports have given conflicting messages. On the one hand, a...

4 years ago 2 minute read

Sprouts Farmers Market opens Colorado DC

PHOENIX, March 22, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Last week, Sprouts Farmers Market BB #:168563 opened a new distribution center in...

4 years ago 5 minute read

ProduceIQ: Growers succeed in lifting prices

Blueberries are this week’s winner, helping the ProduceIQ Index jump to the highest prices for a week #11. Overall, markets...

4 years ago 3 minute read

Trader Joe’s: A niche in produce

Although fresh produce was not part of Pronto Markets or the first Trader Joe’s store, it has since become an...

4 years ago 2 minute read

Getting bigger vs. getting better

In a recent press release by Progressive Produce BB #:113613, CEO Jim Leimkuhler, who is retiring at the end of...

4 years ago 2 minute read

Immigration reform no closer to reality

The U.S. House of Representatives expect to pass the Farm Modernization Workforce Act as soon as Thursday, March 18. The...

4 years ago 3 minute read

Dirty Dozen, Clean 15 lists released for 2021 

The Environmental Working Group has released its controversial Dirty Dozen and Clean 15 lists of fresh produce items that consumers...

4 years ago 2 minute read

Inside the whale: Amazon Fresh and me

Maybe I just didn’t go with the right attitude. A couple of months ago, I wrote a column expressing skepticism...

4 years ago 6 minute read

Sobeys parent buys 51% of Longo’s, Grocery Gateway e-commerce business

STELLARTON, NS, March 16, 2021 /CNW/ – Empire Company Limited BB #:137787 announced today that it has signed an agreement to purchase 51%...

4 years ago 11 minute read

Brexit: building trade access and market presence

After four years of Brexit talk, one might be forgiven for thinking that we have had enough of discussing the...

4 years ago 4 minute read

ProduceIQ: The coming of Spring thaws frozen demand

Following the cold, long days of winter, the coming of spring invites optimism for increased demand in fresh produce. Week...

4 years ago 3 minute read

Private label: The elephant in the room

Wrapping up a fantastic couple of days of UnitedFresh’s BrandStorm marketing conference was a “fireside chat” featuring three produce industry...

4 years ago 3 minute read

Bring the data to support marketing strategies 

Getting a new product on the shelf can be one of the most challenging things for a marketer, but it...

4 years ago 3 minute read

Tomatoes look to build on pandemic demand bump

We’ve all seen the data that shows the past year has seen huge growth at retail, and the tomato segment...

4 years ago 2 minute read

A coming produce item: Fresh sea vegetables

Like everyone, I suppose, who has ever strolled along a beach on the California coast, I have been awed by...

4 years ago 4 minute read

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