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United Fresh, food industry groups push vaccine priority for food chain workers
United Fresh BB #:145458 and allied food and agricultural organizations are urging both President Trump and President-elect Biden to provide...
Five things retailers can do to boost holiday fresh produce sales
The holidays are coming and will look a little different this year as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to shift consumer behavior. A...
Stemilt’s packaged apple sales continue strength during pandemic
WENATCHEE, Wash. – Apple volumes and dollars dipped slightly across the U.S. in October 2020 compared to the year prior,...
The data behind the orange’s amazing 2020
Oranges have seen unprecedented success with strong consumer demand at retail during the pandemic. Below are some charts and data...
September brought strong fresh produce and floral gains, up 11% year-over-year
The pandemic caused changes in virtually all shopping habits, from when and where people shopped to the types, amounts and...
Ruby Tuesday files for Chapter 11, closes restaurants
Casual dining chain Ruby Tuesday BB #:172019 filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy today and plans to close nearly half of...
Peruvian asparagus production falls during pandemic
Peruvian asparagus was down the first half of 2020, and not surprisingly, it’s due to the pandemic. But COVID-19 regulations...
PMA announces second Impact Award winner
Newark, DE – Produce Marketing Association (PMA) BB #:153708 has announced the second winner of the PMA Impact Award, Georgia...
Perdue: Time to end the food box program
With USDA’s Farmers to Families Food Box program set to end October 31, Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue said the Trump...
Nature Sweet faces the coronavirus
Produce shoppers will recognize San Antonio, TX-based NatureSweet BB #:152351 as a familiar source of smaller—often bite-sized—packaged tomatoes, with alluring...
Assessing lessons learned during COVID
The COVID-19 pandemic is causing lost business and increasing costs for fresh produce growers. Robert Verloop, COO/General Manager for Coastline...
Retail produce sales close out summer on high note
Labor Day boosted virtually all departments back into double-digit gains over year ago, particularly with the holiday weekend falling a...
FMCSA extends hours of service waiver for grocery carriers, including food
ANNOUNCEMENT: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration September 11, 2020 EXTENSION OF THE MODIFIED EXPANDED EMERGENCY DECLARATION No. 2020-002 UNDER 49...
Retail produce sales up 5% against 2019 Labor Day, month-end budgeting
The last full week of August saw the smallest increases since the start of the pandemic across virtually all departments....
COVID-19 testing confirms Gebbers Farms prevention measures work
PRESS RELEASE Brewster, WA – State COVID-19 testing at one of Washington’s largest fruit growers indicates that Gebbers Farms’ BB...
Exploring COVID grocery trends
So far we’ve paid attention most to the numbers when we’re talking about COVID-19 consumer spending, partially because trends were...
Pandemic purchases win on spend per trip
Editor’s note: click charts to enlarge. Entering the latter half of August, the very different nature of this year’s back-to-school...
Produce demand holds as fruit sales strengthen
Editor’s note: click charts to enlarge. The second full week of August was the fifth of eight non-holiday weeks between...
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