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Consumers demand sustainability, so why are retailers scared?
Pamela chats with Anne-Marie Roerink about consumer demand for sustainable products. While they account for less than 20% of products...
Avocados From Mexico partners Walmart for education program
PRESS RELEASE Avocados From Mexico (AFM) has developed a first-of-its-kind educational campaign to help importers, retailers and consumers overcome common...
Avocado market on fire as California nears end
California’s smallest crop in a decade may be finished by August, and prices should stay strong as Mexican product fails...
Calavo Growers reports record net income for Q2
SANTA PAULA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Calavo Growers, Inc. BB #:113203 today reported an all-time record quarter, in which fiscal 2019 second quarter...
Big market for small fruit in retail
I bet you didn’t know the favorite produce item among Trader Joe’s customers over the past few years has been...
California Avocados gear up for Memorial Day promotions
IRVINE, Calif. (May 8, 2019) – Memorial Day weekend is one of the strongest periods of the year for avocado...
New Wendy’s sandwiches feature avocado, greenhouse tomatoes
DUBLIN, Ohio, April 30, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Wendy’s recently released the Made to Crave menu – a sandwich line dedicated to unlocking...
Retrasos en la frontera están causan interrupciones en el mercado
Retrasos la frontera de México-EE. UU. están comenzando a aumentar los precios para aquellos a lo largo de la cadena...
Mexico border crossing delays disrupt markets for mangoes, berries, avocados and more
Delays at the Mexico-U.S. border are starting to increase prices for those along the fresh produce supply chain. What’s more,...
California Avocado Commission begins marketing in West
PRESS RELEASE IRVINE, Calif. (April 10, 2019) – California avocado harvesting is ramping up and the California Avocado Commission (CAC)...
Week in Review April 5, 2019
This week’s Week in Review sees Retail Editor Pamela Riemenschneider reporting from the annual Canadian Produce Marketing Association convention in...
Mexican tractor blockade stops produce shipments at Pharr border crossing
A Mexican farmer tractor blockade at the Pharr, Texas, border crossing has stopped shipments there, including fresh produce. “Avocados, broccoli,...
Avocados recalled on positive Listeria sample
Henry Avocado Corporation is voluntarily recalling California-grown whole avocados sold in bulk at retail stores because they have the potential...
Avocado Export Growth: Peru
En español There was an estimated 8 million pounds of guacamole eaten on Super Bowl Sunday this year, and the...
Crecimiento de las exportaciones de aguacate: Perú
Se estima que se consumieron 8 millones de libras de guacamole en el die del Super Bowl el domingo de...
Apeel gets retail validation from Midwest chain
ORLANDO, FL – A Midwest retail chain tested Apeel’s plant-based coatings on its avocados and liked it enough to commit...
Apeel Science Helping Martin’s to Virtually Eliminate Shrink in Avocado Category
PRESS RELEASE Just a few weeks in, Apeel Avocados are soon to represent 100% of the fresh avocados offered at...
No, avocados are not pricier because of fad diets
A recent Wall Street Journal article sent me down a rabbit hole of data. The article, published Feb 25, claimed...
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