Latest Fresh Produce News & Insights

Both tomatoes were recently honored with the International Taste Institute's 2023 Superior Taste Award... Read More

This is what Walmart rolled out to tens of thousands of store associates and how it will affect their jobs... Read More

A bullish multimillion-dollar remodel program and an admirable willingness to enter, serve and improve markets that competitors have largely disavowed have made Tops Friendly Markets much more than a grocery store... 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

If a grocer is built properly for convenience, with good customer service, a tired shopper is more likely to head to that store at the end of the day, says columnist Armand Lobato... Read More

The Packer's Fresh Trends 2023 research indicated that 62% of consumers said they purchased potatoes in the past year... Read More

Dig into the data on avocado regions, volume and retail prices, for both conventional and organic fruit... Read More

Columnist Armand Lobato explains how adhering to the meaning of this French phrase can help optimize labor scheduling, product ordering and merchandising... Read More

In this "Tip of the Iceberg" podcast episode, learn how improving worker safety and health is more than preventing slips and falls. It's also warmup exercises before a shift. It's feminine products in the restroom. .. Read More

When it comes to what retailers are looking for when they choose their apple suppliers, quality product is a given — but what helps them stand out?.. Read More

What if everybody made sure every single meal they ate contained a bright color — naturally? That’s the idea behind the theme, “Every Time You Eat, Have A Plant,” for the annual National Fruits and Veggies Month. .. Read More

The first produce brand to partner with College Football Playoff has its sights set on inspiring shoppers and game day events this fall with “guacgating," a playful twist on tailgating. .. Read More

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

EVERETT, Mass. — For retailers, the late-August timing of the NEPC show was right when the back-to-school season was kicking into high gear. For growers, the timing was the calm before the storm of the fall harvest... Read More

This is the role of produce as the return of restaurants heats up the competition for grocery retailers... Read More

The Packer tours Central Market, in Austin, Texas, in the latest installment of Market Crush, a series featuring retail produce purveyors who are crushing it when it comes to dynamic displays that drive shoppers to buy. .. Read More

NEPC's 2023 Produce, Floral and Foodservice Expo drew major retailers of the region as well as area growers, wholesalers, marketers, packers, brokers and more. .. Read More

After 38 years with the Hy-Vee grocery store chain based in West Des Moines, Iowa, Greg Kimmel won national recognition for his creativity and extensive produce knowledge... Read More

Fifteen produce and floral managers at area supermarkets participated in New England Produce Council's first Produce Manager Leadership Development Program at NEPC’s Produce, Floral & Foodservice Expo... Read More

The Kansas City, Mo.-based software solution provider works with independent grocers’ produce departments across North America... 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 vertical, controlled environment agriculture greens grower says it’s doubling its retail footprint by expanding to Whole Foods Market and Gelson’s Markets California stores... Read More

Just like home, something always needs to be maintained in the produce department. If not done in a timely manner, things only get worse — and shoppers will notice, says columnist Armand Lobato... Read More

Albertsons Cos. has released its 2023 Environmental, Social and Governance Report, highlighting the company’s ESG progress and reaffirming its commitment to embed sustainability practices across its operations... Read More

Catch a glimpse of who was there and what it all looked like just before the New England Produce Council's 2023 Produce, Floral and Foodservice Expo at the Encore Boston Harbor Resort and Casino... Read More