covid-19

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...

4 years ago 1 minute read

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...

4 years ago 4 minute read

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,...

4 years ago 4 minute read

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...

4 years ago 5 minute read

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...

4 years ago 9 minute read

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...

4 years ago 1 minute read

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...

5 years ago 3 minute read

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...

5 years ago 4 minute read

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...

5 years ago 2 minute read

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...

5 years ago 2 minute read

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...

5 years ago 2 minute read

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...

5 years ago 9 minute read

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...

5 years ago 7 minute read

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....

5 years ago 8 minute read

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...

5 years ago 5 minute read

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...

5 years ago 1 minute read

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...

5 years ago 10 minute read

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...

5 years ago 11 minute read

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