Retail

Tops promotes produce-themed Olympics

WILLIAMSVILLE, N.Y. – While the rest of the world will be glued to their television sets cheering on team USA...

4 years ago 2 minute read

Titan Farms shipping direct to consumer Carolina Beauty Box peaches

This summer, Titan FarmsBB #:175539, South Carolina’s leading peach farm, is proud to offer its limited-edition Carolina Beauty Box to...

4 years ago 2 minute read

Dollar General commits fresh produce in food deserts

***Editor’s note. The July 2 edition of The Produce Reporter accidentally uses this story link for Week in Review. If...

4 years ago 7 minute read

NW retailers pull perishables from shelves during heat wave

With the record high temperatures in the Pacific Northwest, many retailers have pulled perishables from shelves because the cooling units...

4 years ago 1 minute read

Inside Longo’s: Looking Ahead

Jon Hauptman, senior director of analytics at Inmar Intelligence, Winston-Salem, NC, identifies two areas where Longo Brothers Fruit Market Inc....

4 years ago 4 minute read

Inside Longo’s: Formats and Expansion

It wasn’t until 1982 that Longo Brothers Fruit Market Inc. BB #:154544 Vaughan, ON, opened its third location, in then-rural...

4 years ago 3 minute read

Food Lion expands To Go services in NC and VA

SALISBURY, N.C., June 28, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — With more shoppers opting to save time by ordering groceries online, Food...

4 years ago 3 minute read

Inside Longo’s: Sustainable measures

A significant area where Longo Brothers Fruit Market Inc. BB #:154544 Vaughan, ON, has been out in front is sustainability....

4 years ago 2 minute read

NEPC announces keynote speakers for 2021 expo

The NEPC BB #:170872 council has announced that it will hold a full-fledged, in-person trade show this fall, and to...

4 years ago 1 minute read

Publix Produce for Kids campaign raises 700,000 meals

LAKELAND, FL – June 28, 2021 – The bi-annual Publix BB #:110909 Produce for Kids cause-marketing campaign wrapped on June...

4 years ago 6 minute read

Inside Longo’s: Eye on innovation

Longo Brothers Fruit Market Inc. BB #:154544 Vaughan, ON, is known for innovation, often predicting and addressing changes in the...

4 years ago 5 minute read

Mission Produce launches “Summer Fridays” marketing campaign

OXNARD, Calif., June 25, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Mission Produce, Inc. (NASDAQ:AVO) (“Mission” or the “Company”), the world leader in...

4 years ago 4 minute read

Inside Longo’s: Carving its niche

While freshness and quality may be at the core of Longo’s tenets, the company ranks highly on most retail assessments....

4 years ago 4 minute read

Inside Longo’s: Focus on Fresh

Throughout its history, Longo Brothers Fruit Market Inc. BB #:154544 Vaughan, ON, has maintained a focus on fresh and high-quality...

4 years ago 3 minute read

Giant Food launches local produce box

LANDOVER, Md., June 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Giant Food BB #:101106, the leading greater Washington, D.C. regional food retailer, today...

4 years ago 3 minute read

AI grocery solution Trigo joins Google Cloud to accelerate expansion

TEL AVIV, Israel–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Trigo, a global leader in frictionless checkout technology, today announced that it has signed a partnership agreement...

4 years ago 3 minute read

Inside Longo’s: Chain in transition

In 1956, three Italian immigrant brothers, Tommy, Joe, and Gus Longo, opened Broadway Fruit Market, a 1,500-square-foot shop at the...

4 years ago 2 minute read

Online grocery start-up Farmstead expands to Miami

BURLINGAME, Calif. & MIAMI–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Farmstead, the first online grocer to offer fresh, high-quality groceries, delivered for free, at better prices...

4 years ago 4 minute read

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