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The Produce Reporter Week in Review – June 28, 2024

Pamela’s on vacation but the Week in Review must go on. Save Mart has a new owner, Independence Day BBQ...

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The Produce Reporter Week in Review – June 21, 2024

Pamela’s got the (peach) tea on the beef between Kroger and The Peach Truck, avocados and mangos are stuck in...

10 months ago 1 minute read

The Produce Reporter Week in Review – June 14, 2024

Greg recaps his week in Washington, D.C., at The Washington Conference, while Pamela’s been handling the avocado ups and downs...

10 months ago 1 minute read

The Produce Reporter Week in Review – June 7, 2024

Let’s talk dollar stores, fancy strawberries, and fancy peaches, and why peaches have to earn back consumer trust. Related Stories:

10 months ago 1 minute read

Peaches are losing at retail. What can we do?

That perfect, juicy, sweet, ripe peach is something I dream about all winter. I absolutely go feral when the peaches...

10 months ago 4 minute read

The Produce Reporter Week in Review – May 24, 2024

Red Lobster is bankrupt with more than a hundred thousand creditors, but was it the endless shrimp to blame? And...

11 months ago 1 minute read

Let’s try a Pink Elephant mango

I love getting a chance to see new produce items before they hit stores. I came across the Pink Elephant...

11 months ago 1 minute read

The Produce Reporter Week in Review – May 17, 2024

Organic produce is leading the charge with record organic sales in the U.S., according to the Organic Trade Association. Schnucks...

11 months ago 1 minute read

Inside GrubMarket: Who is Mike Xu, and what is the company’s vision for a more efficient food system?

SAN FRANCISCO—A few years ago, I noticed an unfamiliar pattern in produce mergers and acquisitions. A company I’ve never heard...

11 months ago 2 minute read

The Produce Reporter Week in Review – May 10, 2024

Bolthouse’s parent company is splitting the juice business from commodities — is PACA a factor? AI is more than a...

11 months ago 1 minute read

The Produce Reporter Week in Review – May 3, 2024

Greg calls in from a busy week in Phoenix, with back-to-back International Fresh Produce Association conferences, and Pamela’s got news...

11 months ago 1 minute read

The Produce Reporter Week in Review – April 26, 2024

Pamela calls in from CPMA in Vancouver, and Greg has news from the Kroger/Albertsons merger. Hear what trends are top...

11 months ago 1 minute read

CPMA kicks off with retail tour

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — The Canadian Produce Marketing Association Convention & Trade Show kicked off in Vancouver on April 23...

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CPMA kicks off with retail tour

TORONTO, ON—What better way to start a produce show than a retail tour? The Canadian Produce Marketing Association’s BB #:153602...

12 months ago 2 minute read

The Produce Reporter Week in Review – April 19, 2024

Pamela tries to explain what’s going on with the Tomato Suspension Agreement — hopefully a little less confusing than the...

12 months ago 1 minute read

Store Check: Mi Tienda by H-E-B

HOUSTON — I had a few H-E-B BB #:106490 stores on my list for when I was in town for...

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The Produce Reporter Week in Review – April 5, 2024

Greg and Pamela show off some new Aldi swag to talk about how Aldi and Lidl are succeeding with food...

12 months ago 1 minute read

The Produce Reporter Week in Review – March 29, 2024

The Federal Trade Commission had a lot of influence on this week’s news, from a failed merger to pandemic supply...

1 year ago 1 minute read

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