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On the Road: Fresh Produce at Dollar General’s DGX

NASHVILLE—What if Amazon Go was a full convenience store, with food that people actually wanted to buy? That’s what I...

6 years ago 2 minute read

Should retailers be worried about slower organic produce growth?

AUSTIN, TX—I had a chance to chat with Anne-Marie Roerink of 210 Analytics, the author of the Power of Produce...

6 years ago 1 minute read

Seven standouts at SEPC’s Southern Innovations

NASHVILLE, TN—I see a lot of trade shows in this business, so I like to think it takes a lot...

6 years ago 4 minute read

On the Road: Kroger, Nashville

NASHVILLE—It might surprise you— considering they’re one of the most prolific retailers in the U.S.—but I don’t get around to...

6 years ago 2 minute read

On the Road: Publix, Nashville

I’m doing Guerilla store tours in Nashville and stopped by Publix. This one offers expanded meal kits and meal prep...

6 years ago 1 minute read

Five things I want to see in Walmart’s Produce 2.0

I’ve been watching Walmart BB #:143789 with a critical eye for more than a decade. Actually, I’m rounding out a...

6 years ago 5 minute read

The Ultimate Austin Grocery Tour

AUSTIN, TX—There’s nothing like touring grocery stores with a local. Anne-Marie Roerink of 210 Analytics was in town to present...

6 years ago 5 minute read

What Austin has in store for BrandStorm

AUSTIN, TX—With United Fresh’s BB #:145458 BrandStorm coming here in February, I took the opportunity to introduce Mary Coppola, vice...

6 years ago 1 minute read

Supermarket Sweep is back & I am here for this

My kids think I could win just about any game show they see on TV, with the exception of maybe...

6 years ago 4 minute read

How to enjoy artichokes

Now that I’ve shown you how artichokes are grown and harvested, let’s get to the real mystery: what do you...

6 years ago 3 minute read

VIDEO: Up close at Ocean Mist Artichokes

CASTROVILLE, CA—I can remember the first time I saw someone cook an artichoke. I was in my sophomore year at...

6 years ago 1 minute read

Safeway clerks find $1.4 million in cocaine in banana boxes

In a story that’s a slippery slope to into bad puns, produce clerks at three King County, WA, Safeway BB...

6 years ago 2 minute read

Make way for loaf-size avocados

Somebody tell Trader Joe’s that Teeny Tiny Avocados are out and Ridiculous Huge fruit is in. A few years ago,...

6 years ago 2 minute read

So, about that frog in the salad

It was only a matter of time before we saw another story of another consumer who finds a frog in...

6 years ago 4 minute read

Can we go plastic-free in the grape category?

I feel like I spend a good percentage of my days talking about plastic. While it does serve a purpose...

6 years ago 1 minute read

Import All-Stars: The search for the next big thing

When it comes to imported produce, there are few stories more engaging, and more influential, than the kiwifruit. Kiwifruit was...

6 years ago 1 minute read

The strawberry picking challenge

WATSONVILLE, CA—Have you ever picked strawberries? I’m not talking about the U-Pick place near your house where you half-heartedly snap...

6 years ago 2 minute read

Beware the guacamole imposters

With a short California avocado crop, Mexico’s Flor Loca behaving, well…loca…, the wholesale avocado market is high. So high trucks...

6 years ago 1 minute read

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