produce with pamela

The Produce Reporter Week in Review – November 15, 2019

Pamela and Greg discuss how grocery retailers are turning to “dark stores” to ease the congestion of e-commerce fulfillment, Walmart’s...

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CPMA podcast digs into produce and plastic

If you haven’t caught the CPMA Produce Talks podcast lately, you missed a great one talking about plastic. As you...

5 years ago 2 minute read

Veggie Noodle Ramen: all the food trends in one bowl

Show of hands – who’s guilty of picking up some cheap ramen at the store for a guilty pleasure trashy...

5 years ago 1 minute read

Walmart’s online grocery ads tout fresh produce expertise

As gig economy service providers like Instacart take a beating in the media lately, I’ve noticed one big change in...

5 years ago 2 minute read

Crimes against guacamole, Part 2

I promise, I make good guacamole. My family loves it. My friends love it. So, why do I keep doing...

5 years ago 1 minute read

7 standout experiences at Fresh Summit

ANAHEIM, CA—There’s a lot of noise at a trade show as big as Fresh Summit. As a professional fresh produce...

5 years ago 6 minute read

Fresh Summit Retail Tour: Grocery Outlet, Placentia, CA

PLACENTIA, CA–I thought I’d seen a great Grocery Outlet BB #:154673 before, when I visited Seaside this summer. This stop...

5 years ago 1 minute read

Fresh Summit Retail Tour BONUS CUT: Gelson’s Market, Long Beach

LONG BEACH, CA—I went on the Fresh Summit Retail Tour this year, and sure the stores were nice, but they...

5 years ago 2 minute read

The Produce Reporter: Fresh Summit 2019 Recap

ANAHEIM, CA—From samples to games to merch, this year’s Fresh Summit took cues from consumer trade shows and conferences, but...

5 years ago 1 minute read

VIDEO: Fresh Summit Retail Tour: Albertsons, Fullerton, CA

FULLERTON, CA—Organizers for the Fresh Summit Retail Tour brought three distinct formats to participants. In Bristol Farms we saw high...

5 years ago 1 minute read

Fresh Summit Retail Tour: Bristol Farms, Yorba Linda, CA

ANAHEIM, CA—I’ve seen a lot of Bristol Farms stores in my day, and I’m never disappointed. This one, however, went...

5 years ago 1 minute read

On the Road: Price Chopper’s Market Bistro

ALBANY, NY — I kind of feel like I was being pranked at this store, that they somehow knew I...

5 years ago 1 minute read

VIDEO: Tour de Fresh sets new record, plans finish line celebration

Are you ready to celebrate? The annual Tour de Fresh finish line celebration is kicking off next week’s Fresh Summit...

5 years ago 1 minute read

Fall produce trends forecast: pumpkins, apples and game day fun

Are you Team Pumpkin Spice or Team Apple Pie Spice? Fall brings some of the most anticipated flavors of the...

5 years ago 1 minute read

Tis the season to refrigerate those candied apples

It’s that time of year again. It’s time for me to get up on my soapbox and remind you that...

6 years ago 2 minute read

On the Road: Stew Leonard’s, Paramus, NJ

PARAMUS, NJ—This store is bananas, and it’s not just the singing one. Here I thought Jungle Jim’s International Market in...

6 years ago 1 minute read

Love notes from Central Market

H-E-B’s Central Market BB #:106490 is celebrating its 25th anniversary, and the tributes are making me all sentimental, for a...

6 years ago 1 minute read

Del Monte sends cure for the Sad Desk Lunch

I came across these new Better Break bowls by Del Monte BB #:111187 at the Southeast Produce Council’s Southern Innovations...

6 years ago 1 minute read

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