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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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%...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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