How retail dietitians drive produce purchases in the store and online... Read More
- Mar 28, 2023
- PMG Industry Perspective , PMG Retailer Insight , Nutrition , Produce Retail
Produc News
The Phoenix-based grocer says it will eliminate single-use plastic bags at checkout by the end of 2023, removing over 200 million single-use plastic bags from circulation each year. .. Read More
- Mar 28, 2023
- Produce Retail
The theme of this spring issue is education. If we’re doing our jobs right, we’re learning all the time, day in, day out, year round... Read More
- Mar 28, 2023
- PMG Industry Perspective , Produce Retail
Grocery food inflation isn’t easy to tame, and the USDA’s latest inflation forecast for 2023 predicts prices for the year could rise as much as 10% over 2022... Read More
- Mar 27, 2023
- Produce Retail
AeroFarms has hired two more produce leaders to support retail and foodservice business. The controlled environment agriculture company, based in Newark, N.J., has farms along the Eastern Seaboard and in Abu Dhabi... Read More
- Mar 27, 2023
- PMG Supplier Spotlight , People , Controlled Environment Agriculture , Foodservice , Produce Retail
Wakefern, which had record sales of more than $18 billion in 2022, is a retailer-owned cooperative including the ShopRite, Price Rite Marketplace, The Fresh Grocer, Gourmet Garage and Fairway Market banners... Read More
- Mar 24, 2023
- PMG Retailer Insight , Northeast (U.S.) , Produce Retail , People
Instacart Marketplace implements random-weight fresh produce ads, featuring specific brands and farms, for all of its grocery partners. .. Read More
- Mar 24, 2023
- PMG Produce Market Trends , PMG Retail Merchandising , Technology - General , Produce Retail
Broccoli isn't the only cruciferous vegetables worth merchandising, broccoli's cousins — broccolini, romanesco, broccoli rabe and cauliflower — can enliven wet racks and provides shoppers an array of options. .. Read More
- Mar 24, 2023
- Broccoli , PMG Produce Products , Produce Products
The biggest highlight of the marketing campaign for Durham, N.C.-based Happy Dirt sweet potatoes this spring is education around the product and the growers, said Taylor Meadows, marketing coordinator. .. Read More
- Mar 24, 2023
- Sweet Potatoes , North Carolina , Produce Marketing
When my friend asked if I wanted to join her volunteer group working in a New York City charity kitchen (with promise of brunch afterwards!), I jumped at the chance for a new adventure. Little did I realize ..... Read More
- Mar 23, 2023
- Nutrition , Social Responsibility , PMG Industry Perspective , Produce Retail
International Fresh Produce Association’s June 7-8 Retail Conference will be in Oak Brook, Ill., in the Chicago area... Read More
- Mar 23, 2023
- Produce Education , Produce Retail , International Fresh Produce Association
Beautiful, produce-filled dishes are inspiring to look at on TikTok, Instagram, magazines and cookbooks, but when it comes down to it, the reality is based on time, money and family... Read More
- Mar 22, 2023
- PMG Retailer Insight , Produce Retail
Learn the major takeaways from several produce leaders in this final "Tip of the Iceberg" podcast episode of a 12-part series with Equitable Food Initiative... Read More
- Mar 22, 2023
- Podcast , Produce Podcasts , Equitable Food Initiative , Social Responsibility
Heritage Grocers Group has promoted Eric Stover to division CEO of Cardenas Markets, based in Ontario, Calif. He was formerly the chief merchandising officer... Read More
- Mar 22, 2023
- PMG Retailer Insight , People , Produce Retail
A leader who gives what is needed to succeed often sees a return in worker moral — and optimal sales, says columnist Armand Lobato... Read More
- Mar 22, 2023
- PMG Industry Perspective , Produce Retail
The app provides a free online marketplace for grocery stores, restaurants, caterers, food distributors and corporations to donate surplus food directly to local nonprofits... Read More
- Mar 21, 2023
- PMG Produce Market Trends , Produce Retail , Sustainability , Social Responsibility
The International Fresh Produce Association is set to kick off a women’s mentoring program at its Women’s Fresh Perspectives Conference, April 16-18, Orlando, Fla. .. Read More
- Mar 21, 2023
- Produce - General
I have been writing about food for more than a dozen years and lived within a three-hour drive from the Florida Keys for more than 30 years. How could I have never done this?.. Read More
- Mar 20, 2023
- Limes , PMG Produce Products , Produce Research , Produce Retail
The multiyear partnership will include a returning sponsorship of Old-Timers’ Day, collective community outreach and special FreshDirect promotions for Yankees fans across the tri-state area... Read More
- Mar 20, 2023
- PMG Retailer Insight , Produce Retail
The threats to independent retailers and the produce industry are relentless. John Ross, CEO of the Independent Grocers Association, or IGA, tackled some of these issues... Read More
- Mar 20, 2023
- PMG Retailer Insight , Produce Retail
Vidalia onions are available for a limited time each year, between April through early September. The pack date is determined by soil and weather conditions during the growing season... Read More
- Mar 17, 2023
- PMG Supplier Spotlight , Produce Marketing , Onions
Can you do better than Brian's citrus display — or Kasalya's potato display? Take pics of your produce displays and enter the contest to inspire others, and for bragging rights, of course... Read More
- Mar 17, 2023
- PMG Retail Merchandising , Merchandising , Produce Retail
With food inflation woes weighing on the minds of many heading into spring, Walmart says it wants its customers to focus on celebrating rather than skimping this Easter. .. Read More
- Mar 17, 2023
- Produce Retail
The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services provides the Fresh From Florida-branded bins to retail partners, and they can be used as endcaps or stand-alone floor displays... Read More
- Mar 17, 2023
- Produce Retail , PMG Retail Merchandising , Merchandising , Florida
