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Air quality standards: A boon to produce?
Anyone familiar with California agriculture knows that the industry regards the state’s stringent regulations as a curse visited upon it...
Produce marketing shifts online in the age of quarantines
It’s clear the world has hit pause on most marketing and communications plans that were in place before the COVID-19...
The Produce Reporter Week in Review – March 20, 2020
Greg was out on vacation last week, and came home to something a little…different. The world of grocery and foodservice...
Produce, grocery, foodservice exempt from California ‘stay at home’ order
The U.S. Department of Homeland confirmed March 19 that the food supply industry – including grocery, restaurant carry-out and delivery,...
The tools you can trust in a crisis
I will be short and sweet: Blue Book is open for (your) business. We are here to help you and...
Foodservice suppliers’ creative strategies, steps forward
Produce Alliance, BB #:159218 like many foodservice companies, had an inkling the coronavirus/COVID-19 outbreak would have a major impact on...
Dallas-Fort Worth’s Growth Spurt Forges On
The origin of the city name Dallas can’t be traced to a single person (unlike Fort Worth, which was named...
Leafy Greens: the fourth-wash dilemma
I stayed my wife’s hand the other evening. Making a nutritionally respectable meal of broiled salmon over baby spinach greens,...
The expanding Houston supermarket scene
Houston shoppers love their fruits and vegetables, and they don’t have to travel far to fill their cart. Home to...
Grocery “magic” needs a few days to catch up — a look inside retail distribution
In recent days we’ve all seen and read the toilet paper memes, negative and positive posts, the panic buying of...
UPDATED: Canada closes border; essential commercial traffic excluded
UPDATE, MARCH 18: Canadian officials have revised the ban to exclude all “non-essential” traffic. Fresh produce and other commercial trade...
DOT suspends hours-of-service for truckers hauling emergency relief, including food for grocery re-stocking
ANNOUNCEMENT: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) issued a national emergency declaration to...
Dollar General accelerates produce initiatives, aims for fresh produce in more than 1,000 stores in 2020
Goodlettsville, TN-based Dollar General BB #:172794 had another strong quarter, posting the best same-store sales increase the company has had...
The Produce Reporter Week in Review – March 13, 2020
Greg and Pamela discuss industry events affected by coronavirus, and the one thing that’s not: how to wash your produce....
With COVID-19, we’re in uncharted waters
I wonder when the coronavirus, or COVID-19, will cease being a threat to the health of the world. My fervent...
Three more fresh produce industry events postponed due to coronavirus
Expo West and South by Southwest were the first two big industry events to be cancelled or postponed due to...
Coronavirus doesn’t change produce washing rules
Consumers should wash their hands in soap and water and wash their fruits and vegetables in water. Same as before...
Case Study: Dissecting the closure of Trinity Fresh
As an industry, we see hundreds of business closures each year. Many are planned with a carefully thought out exit...
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