week in review

The Produce Reporter Week in Review – March 6, 2020

Pamela and Greg discuss the produce and retail industry’s response to coronavirus and why Pamela’s glad she’s been stockpiling trade...

5 years ago 1 minute read

The Produce Reporter Week in Review – February 28, 2020

Pamela checks in from Southern Exposure in Tampa, FL, while Greg has returned from his trip to San Diego for...

5 years ago 1 minute read

The Produce Reporter Week in Review – February 21, 2020

Pamela’s in McAllen, TX, for an In Bloom working night for the Texas International Produce Association, and happened to catch...

5 years ago 1 minute read

The Produce Reporter Week in Review – February 14, 2020

Pamela and Greg discuss the billion dollar lawsuit brought by growers against C.H. Robinson, and the authenticity and origin of...

5 years ago 1 minute read

The Produce Reporter Week in Review – February 7, 2020

Pamela reports from Fruit Logistica in Berlin, the world’s largest produce gathering. She talks with American and Canadian companies that...

5 years ago 1 minute read

The Produce Reporter Week in Review – January 31, 2020

The Super Bowl is coming, and that means avocados, avocados, avocados. Record volumes entered in the US from Mexico in...

5 years ago 1 minute read

The Produce Reporter Week in Review – January 24, 2020

Greg and Pamela pay tribute to the lasting legacy of Frieda Caplan, and talk about what happened with Lucky’s Market,...

5 years ago 1 minute read

The Produce Reporter Week in Review – January 17, 2020

Pamela calls in from the northern US border after a trip to Leamington, Ontario, where a hot tomato market is...

5 years ago 1 minute read

The Produce Reporter Week in Review – Jan. 3, 2020

Greg and Pamela are back after the Christmas break talking consumer reaction to Cosmic Crisp apples, Pamela’s list of lists...

5 years ago 1 minute read

The Produce Reporter Week in Review – December 20, 2019

Pamela and Greg are in a festive mood because the U.S. House of Representatives has given agriculture an early Christmas...

5 years ago 1 minute read

The Produce Reporter Week in Review – December 13, 2019

Greg reports on apples from the Big Apple at the New York Produce Show. Cosmic Crisp is launching at retail...

5 years ago 1 minute read

The Produce Reporter Week in Review – December 6, 2019

Pamela and Greg are coming to you from the Blue Book Services headquarters in Carol Stream, IL, with this edition...

5 years ago 1 minute read

The Produce Reporter Week in Review – November 22, 2019

Greg and Pamela discuss Walmart’s Produce 2.0, Kroger’s Infarm and Ocado plans, the ag labor bill’s chances of being signed...

5 years ago 1 minute read

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...

5 years ago 1 minute read

The Produce Reporter Week in Review – November 8, 2019

Greg calls in from the Fresh Produce Association of the Americas meeting in Tubac, Arizona, with good news about USMCA,...

5 years ago 1 minute read

The Produce Reporter Week in Review – November 1, 2019

It’s time to talk bananas, Del Monte’s plans for retail in the U.S., Sprouts Farmers Market scaling back on store...

5 years ago 1 minute read

The Produce Reporter Week in Review: October 18, 2019

ANAHEIM, CA—Greg and Pamela come to you from the Fresh Summit Opening Reception with special guest Cathy Burns, CEO of...

5 years ago 1 minute read

The Produce Reporter Week in Review – October 4, 2019

Pamela and Greg discuss Amazon’s grocery plans, Senator Gillibrand’s request for a USDA inquiry about fresh produce pricing, and Pamela’s...

6 years ago 1 minute read
nn-cta-image (1)

News you need.

Join Blue Book today!

Get access to all the news and analysis you need to make the right decision --- delivered to your inbox.

MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS

It’s not what you know,
it’s who you know.
Luckily, you know us

Blue Book Resources

HAPPY CLIENTS

Customer Success Stories

Hear from produce, transportation and supply companies throughout the produce industry who rely on Blue Book to scale their business, increase their ROI and find new partners.

image (25)
SOLUTIONS

Industry Innovation

Get a demo and see how Blue Book can help you build, collaborate and grow your business.

Subscribe to our newsletter