The Produce Reporter Week in Review — August 26, 2022

Pamela was invited to speak about consumer trends at the annual AMHPAC Congress in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, this week, while Greg provides some details about the E. coli...

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August 26, 2022
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Pamela was invited to speak about consumer trends at the annual AMHPAC Congress in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, this week, while Greg provides some details about the E. coli outbreak linked to lettuce at Wendy’s restaurants in the Midwest.

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Marler Clark files lawsuits related to E. coli outbreak

Wendy’s pulls romaine lettuce from sandwiches amid E. coli outbreak of undetermined source

Consumers eat at home, bargain shop, and dine out less to offset higher costs

Consumers are hungry for savings, but are retailers delivering?

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