week in review

Dollar Tree is buying 99 Cents Only…Pamela wonders if it could possibly mean they’ll carry fresh produce? Greg’s prepping for...

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

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

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

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

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

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

VIVA Fresh week is here, and Pamela says it will likely be its biggest ever. One hot topic will be...

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

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

While we don’t have any Kroger news this week, there are some bombshells from the Prima Wawona bankruptcy sale. Are...

Pamela breaks down her experience at Food Tank at South by Southwest, and what possible implications Dollar Tree’s closure of...

Pamela planned to shoot our video on site at SXSW in Austin, TX, but data coverage couldn’t accommodate it. Nonetheless,...

Pamela expects SEPC Southern Exposure to be full of innovation on the eve of the expo. She and Greg examine...

The FTC has filed a lawsuit to block the Kroger/Albertsons merger, and Kroger says … see you in court. Dollar...

This week in As the World Turns, aka the Kroger/Albertsons saga, there may be an FTC lawsuit as soon as...

Sports and produce converge again as Pamela breaks down how the Taylor Swift Bowl affected sales of party snacks. Strawberries...

Greg finally got his first WinCo experience. How does it compare to his beloved Aldi? And Pamela’s flair this week...