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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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