coronavirus

PRESS RELEASE: WATSONVILLE, CA (May 6, 2020) – I Pick Safety is a new effort from the California Strawberry Commission...

WASHINGTON, May 4, 2020 – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced details of $470 million in Section 32...

STATEMENT FROM PRODUCE MARKETING ASSOCIATION CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER LAUREN SCOTT: We have made the difficult, yet prudent decision to postpone...

Pamela talks with Anne-Marie Roerink of 210 Analytics about what the latest IRI sales numbers tell us about how consumers...

Greg and Pamela discuss changing shopping patterns during the COVID-19 crisis, including how consumers changing the day they’re shopping affects...

In the first quarter that ended March 27, Del Monte Fresh Produce says the COVID-19 pandemic had a noticeable impact...

Twenty-four hours ago, my husband and I sat in our home office starting the day. He was going through his...

Since the onset of coronavirus in the United States, grocery shopping patterns have been vastly different. Spending has been highly...

Grocers, understandably, have reevaluated their ad strategy amid the COVID-19 crisis. I understand that a lot of categories, like canned...

LAKELAND, Fla., April 22, 2020 — Publix BB #:110909 announced today a new initiative to purchase fresh produce and milk...

Fruit sales dollars are on a troubling trend line. In the latest numbers from IRI, dollars are up only 7%...

The e-commerce sector of grocery is experiencing explosive demand, up nearly 200% over last summer. The Produce Marketing Association BB...

The week of April 12th marked the year’s earlier Easter as well as the sixth week of the coronavirus-related grocery...

PRESS RELEASE: Arlington, VA (April 16, 2020) – The national, non-profit School Nutrition Association (SNA), representing school nutrition professionals, and...

PLEASANT PRAIRIE, Wis. (April 16, 2020) – Good Foods, a category leader of dips and good-for-you products, announces a $25,000...

Every week since the COVID-19 crisis ramped up in the U.S., Anne-Marie Roerink and IRI have provided analysis of retail...

Over the next two weeks, Phoenix-based Sprouts Farmers Market BB #:168563 plans to expand grocery pickup to all of its...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is committed to providing flexibilities to support the nation’s food...