Latest Fresh Produce News & Insights

As a new year approaches, sustainability, convenience and health-conscious choices are set to shape the way consumers enjoy fruits and vegetables... Read More

We want to see your produce costumes this Halloween. Be inspired by Rob White and Brian Dey... Read More

The Food as Medicine movement just got even more real for the fresh produce industry... Read More

After scrolling, searching and, to be honest, doing what we normally do on social media, see what we liked about these posts from produce-focused professionals and companies on three major social media platforms. .. Read More

One of the benefits of packaged produce is the ease of correctly ringing it up, whether it’s the store cashier or the shopper doing it themselves with an app, a price gun, a smart cart or self-checkout station... Read More

NEW YORK — We saw a human-size eggplant mascot, heard a Michelin-starred celebrity chef talk about mushrooms as a center-plate dish and much more at this year’s Plant Based World Expo at the Javits Center in Manhattan... Read More

Albertsons Cos., Boise, Idaho, has launched Flash grocery service, allowing customers to receive their DriveUp & Go and delivery orders in as little as 30 minutes... Read More

Let’s talk return on investment, or ROI, for social media. These are the social strategies and beneficial results from retailers, marketers and a supplier... Read More

The Mushroom Council’s partnership with one of the world’s largest digital food-media brands has proved fruitful... Read More

Inspired by one of the 50,000 recipes on Food52.com? Now, with a Chicory partnership, shoppers can buy those ramps and rambutans with the click of a button — from their preferred local grocery retailer... Read More

The new functionality on the Sincerely Health platform offers nutrition insights on grocery food purchases based on USDA’s MyPlate guidance. .. Read More

What is "Girl Dinner," why should produce companies care, and what is troubling about this summer's viral social media trend?.. Read More

We’ve got melon on the brain, and so does the hive mind of social media. These watermelon posts caught our attention. Learn. Imitate... Read More

I was influenced by an influencer during an education session about influencing... Read More

The Foundation For Fresh Produce is making participation in its September campaign easy for the industry by creating a 2023 National Fruits and Vegetables Month Toolkit... Read More

CEA, or controlled environment agriculture, is not a consumer term, so panelists at the conference gave tips on what to focus on instead to sell more CEA produce at retail and restaurants... Read More

For the little grocery store standing on its own, there's no data division providing insights that direct produce business decisions. Resources are limited. So, startups are brainstorming solutions... Read More

Don’t miss opportunities to branch out and grow your produce sales in nontraditional markets... Read More

In his chat with The Packer's Retail, Education and PMG Editor Amy Sowder, Matt King of Simplified Trade shares reasons promotions aren't carried out and how bad the problem is — then he dives deep into the solution... Read More

The new Ask Instacart search tool is designed to make meal planning easier, faster and more inspiring for grocery shoppers... Read More

The Mushroom Council has kicked off its first-ever “Mix It Up With Mushrooms” contest with mainstream food media brand Allrecipes... Read More

Organic food sales have surpassed $60 billion in 2022, with produce sales totaling $22 billion and accounting for 15% of all U.S. produce purchased, according to an Organic Trade Association survey... Read More

How are retailers and suppliers inserting fruit-and-vegetable ideas, tips and solutions to shoppers with young families in May and June?.. Read More

Short-form video is still king on social media... Read More

Packaged salad brand Fresh Express is leaning into digital promotions and contests this May for National Salad Month, offering more than $25,000 in prizes... Read More