Amelia Freidline

Amelia Freidline

Cucumbers, peaches, okra maintain lead on PMG

Cucumbers, peaches and okra held onto the top three spots on PMG the week of June 29, but the rest of the top 20 saw some shuffling.
Jul 08, 2020 by Amelia Freidline #Produce Retail, #Produce Crops, #Cucumbers, #Peaches, #Okra, #Newsflash

Summer favorites stack PMG top 20

Cucumbers knocked honeydew melons off the top spot on PMG the week of June 22, while peaches hung on to No. 2 and okra moved up a place to No. 3.
Jun 30, 2020 by Amelia Freidline #Produce Retail, #Produce Crops, #Peaches, #Strawberries, #Cherries, #Cucumbers, #Okra, #Newsflash

Honeydew hangs on to No. 1 on PMG

Honeydew melons maintained their No. 1 spot on PMG the week of June 15, while peaches and oranges shuffled to No. 2 and No. 3.
Jun 24, 2020 by Amelia Freidline #Produce Retail, #Produce Crops, #Honeydew, #Oranges, #Peaches, #Cherries, #Cucumbers

Honeydew melons take No. 1 spot on PMG

Honeydew melons knocked cucumbers off the top spot on PMG the week of June 8, with the vegetable falling to No. 4.
Jun 16, 2020 by Amelia Freidline #Produce Retail, #Produce Crops, #Honeydew, #Oranges, #Peaches, #Watermelons, #Cucumbers

Cucumbers take top spot on PMG

The PMG top 20 was all shook up the week of June 1 as cucumbers knocked Haitian mangoes out of the No. 1 spot and oranges moved up a few places from the previous week to No. 2.
Jun 10, 2020 by Amelia Freidline #Produce Retail, #Produce Crops, #Cucumbers, #Oranges, #Peaches, #Mangoes, #Cherries

Summer produce heating up on PMG

Haitian mangoes continued their hold on the No. 1 spot on The Packer's PMG the week of May 25, while cucumbers gained a couple of spots to land at No. 2.
Jun 02, 2020 by Amelia Freidline #Produce Retail, #Produce Crops, #Mangoes, #Peaches, #Oranges, #Cherries, #Cucumbers, #Peppers Bell, #Peppers Chili

Sarah Frey to speak at Women in Produce event

Sarah Frey, president and CEO of Illinois-based Frey Farms, is the honoree and featured speaker at this year’s Women in Produce LIVE! general session during United Fresh LIVE!
May 20, 2020 by Amelia Freidline #Produce Retail, #People, #United Fresh Expo, #United Fresh, #Produce (General), #United Fresh Expo

Mangoes see major interest on PMG

Haitian mangoes maintained their lead on The Packer's PMG the week of May 11, and the overall mango category climbed from No. 4 to No. 2.
May 18, 2020 by Amelia Freidline #Produce Retail, #Mangoes, #Produce Crops, #Watermelons, #Peaches, #Oranges, #Lemons, #Cherries, #Strawberries, #Avocados, #Pears, #Cantaloupe, #Cucumbers, #Cauliflower, #Lettuce, #Peppers Chili, #Radishes, #Mushrooms

Summer favorites make a comeback on PMG

Oranges were finally dethroned on PMG the week of May 4, with Haitian mangoes taking the No. 1 spot.
May 11, 2020 by Amelia Freidline #Produce Retail, #Produce (General), #Mangoes, #Watermelons, #Oranges, #Lettuce, #Strawberries, #Cherries, #Cucumbers, #Pears

How are your shoppers feeling?

We’ve all heard a lot over the past couple of months about changes in consumers’ shopping behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic.
May 08, 2020 by Amelia Freidline #Opinion, #Produce Retail