covid-19

Produce sales jump in late April shopping surge

During the last full week of April, grocery shopping patterns remained vastly different. Since early March, food spending has been...

5 years ago 12 minute read

The Produce Reporter Week in Review – May 1, 2020

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

5 years ago 1 minute read

Is the freezer case a threat to the fresh produce department?

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

5 years ago 11 minute read

PMA to deliver virtual foodservice conference

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

5 years ago 2 minute read

Pandemic drops Del Monte first quarter profits

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

5 years ago 4 minute read

8 items with more Vitamin C than oranges

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

5 years ago 2 minute read

PMA, Partnership for a Healthier America launch COVID-19 Fresh Food Fund

Newark, Del. – Produce Marketing Association’s BB #:153708 Cathy Burns joined Nancy E. Roman of Partnership for a Healthier America...

5 years ago 4 minute read

Pandemic retail sales barely beat Easter 2019

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

5 years ago 15 minute read

Retail ad strategy needs more produce

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

5 years ago 3 minute read

Publix to buy surplus produce for food bank donations

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

5 years ago 3 minute read

Fruit needs a boost from all of us

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

5 years ago 4 minute read

Fresh fruit growth dips to single digits

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

5 years ago 13 minute read

PMA Virtual Town Hall focuses on e-commerce

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

5 years ago 1 minute read

Retail dollars and volume tell a story of foodservice loss

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

5 years ago 2 minute read

School Nutrition Association and United Fresh Produce Association Partner to assist schools with produce needs

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

5 years ago 4 minute read

Sprouts pivots on pickup, plans to expand service nationwide

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

5 years ago 1 minute read

USDA lifts labeling requirements to allow re-distribution from foodservice to retail

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

5 years ago 2 minute read

Hours of service rule exception extended for food, essential supply carriers

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration hereby declares that a nationwide emergency continues to exist that warrants extension and expansion...

5 years ago 7 minute read

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