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A Produce Blueprints Glimpse at 2025: Lingering effects of the pandemic

Executives in all segments of fresh produce continue to grapple with changes in the industry, including more frequent extreme weather...

4 weeks ago 3 minute read

Global Coalition of Fresh Produce launches second survey on production and trading costs and prices

9 March 2024 — The Global Coalition of Fresh Produce today launched its second global survey into the costs of...

1 year ago 3 minute read

FTC releases report on grocery supply chain disruptions during pandemic

March 21, 2024 — The Federal Trade Commission today issued a report on the causes behind grocery supply chain disruptions...

1 year ago 5 minute read

NGA calls for Congressional hearings after FTC grocery report

March 22, 2024 Washington, D.C. – A day after the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released its findings that big national...

1 year ago 2 minute read

Toast Data: How the pandemic and work-from-home affected lunch dining

June 05, 2023 BOSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Toast, the all-in-one digital platform built for restaurants, announced its Q1 2023 Restaurant Trends Report, providing...

2 years ago 5 minute read

U.S. restaurants per capita still well below pre-pandemic

MUFG’s Head of Restaurant and Hospitality Finance Nick Cole shares end-of-year outlook for restaurant industry New York – The number of U.S....

2 years ago 4 minute read

USDA announces 15 organizations to administer the Farm and Food Workers Relief Grant Program

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is taking an important step forward in furthering its commitment to farmworkers,...

2 years ago 4 minute read

Post pandemic conditions impact mushroom growers

Avondale, PA – The volume of sales for the 2021-2022 mushroom crop totaled 702 million pounds, down 7 percent from...

3 years ago 4 minute read

Survey finds permanently altered consumer-restaurant relationships

CHERRY HILL, N.J. – The pandemic has permanently altered the consumer-restaurant relationship with operators investing in technology and real estate...

3 years ago 4 minute read

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
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