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GRAPHIC: Blueberry growth in facts in figures
Weather problems in Latin America cut into blueberry volume in the 2022-23 season, but volume is returning this season and...
Kroger launches Field & Vine private label for US-grown fresh produce
CINCINNATI, July 31, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — The Kroger Co. BB #:100073 today shared it is expanding its Our Brands portfolio with the addition of...
BC Tree Fruits shutters operations
Citing “extremely” low fruit volumes, bad weather, and difficult markets, Kelowna, British Columbia-based B.C. Tree Fruits cooperative has reportedly dissolved...
ProduceIQ: Produce Olympics and the battle of the markets
In the Produce Olympics, the ProduceIQ Index has finally dipped below average for the first time in seven weeks, marking...
Colorado judge halts Kroger-Albertsons merger
A Colorado judge issued an order temporarily blocking the proposed merger between Kroger BB #:100073 and Albertsons BB #:193326, according...
Frontier Produce joins FreshEdge
July 24, 2024 INDIANAPOLIS, IN – Frontier Produce BB #:161020, a produce distribution company based out of Oklahoma, joined FreshEdge,...
Loblaw grocery stores introduce Fresh Promise on produce: If It’s Not Fresh, It’s Free.
Toronto, ON – July 24, 2024 – Loblaw Companies Limited BB #:138169, Canada’s leading grocery retailer, has rolled out a new Fresh...
USDA restricts four PACA violators
WASHINGTON, March 24, 2023 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has imposed sanctions on four produce businesses for failing...
The Foodservice Conference to address emerging restaurant trends
The foodservice business has changed greatly in the past four years, and many of those changes will be addressed at...
ProduceIQ: Prices drop during big news week
In case you, like me, were hiking in the mountains without cell service… Over the weekend, President Biden dropped out...
Expo Report: Eight new items from the Organic Produce Summit
MONTEREY, CA — The Organic Produce Summit featured more than 1,700 attendees at the Monterey Convention Center, with about 175...
Whole Foods plans to expand small format locations in New York, then nationwide
July 15, 2024 AUSTIN, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Whole Foods Market BB #:147784 CEO Jason Buechel, alongside 70 Team Members, rang the Nasdaq...
ProduceIQ: Market drops in the dog days of summer
There is no denying that we are in the throes of the dog days of summer. As we begin this...
The Produce Reporter Week in Review – July 12, 2024
Pamela calls in from the Organic Produce Summit, where labeling and QR codes were discussed, while Greg’s got news of...
Kroger-Albertsons release store list to be divested
The Kroger Co. BB #:100073 and Albertsons Companies Inc. BB #:193326 released the list of stores they plan to divest...
ProduceIQ: Hurricanes and heat waves, just another Monday
In this week’s edition of “What in the Weather,” a hurricane aims at Houston, and the heat dome takes a...
CDC updates Salmonella outbreak tied to cucumbers
July 2, 2024 — CDC, public health and regulatory officials in several states, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration...
ProduceIQ: Independence Day demand and extreme weather power produce price increases
Besides disrupting sea supply chains, rains from the storm could affect the supply of commodities grown in Mexico and Guatemala....
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