Latest Fresh Produce News & Insights

The USDA has filed an administrative complaint against VIP Marketing Inc. for alleged violations of the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act... Read More

Sunkist Growers is using content on the social media platform, popular among millennial and Generation Z consumers, and its Sunkist Unlimited campaign to promote the in-season fruit as a versatile, affordable option... Read More

Pennsylvania agriculture officials and Carlisle, Pa.-based The Giant Co. leaders toured nonprofit, community-based York Fresh Food Farm, which helps some of the million-plus Pennsylvanians experiencing food insecurity... Read More

In this episode of the "Tip of the Iceberg" podcast, Martha Montoya, CEO of Agtools, shares how she uses 76 data variables to help growers, brokers and retailers make farming, sourcing, buying and selling decisions... Read More

Boosting optimism in the economy, June retail prices showed year-over-year inflation slowed to 3%... Read More

The final elimination of extra Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits nationwide in March cut U.S. food and beverage aid by $23 billion annually, data shows... Read More

That hodgepodge of fixtures collecting dust in storage can be a merchandising vault that can help reset a produce department, says columnist Armand Lobato... Read More

Get ready for “The Big Flavor": New York Apple Association has new recipes and a new promotion strategy for the fast-approaching fall 2023 marketing season. Some apples are ready as early as August. .. Read More

The ​​​​​​​Soledad, Calif.-based company will debut five SKUs under the Josie’s Organics brand at the 2023 OPS in Monterey, Calif... Read More

Bowery launched a new salad kit on Amazon Fresh, as well as transformed its packaging, branding, website and continues expanding its farms... Read More

The focus of the partnership will be on “Eating Healthy and Living Green” and includes a sweepstakes featuring a custom wrapped AVO Braves Chevrolet Bolt EUV, a VIP Braves experience, and a $2,000 Kroger shopping spree... Read More

Forty-four percent of consumers polled by The Packer's Fresh Trends 2023 said they were buying more locally grown produce than a year ago... Read More

Six in ten consumers (62%) polled by The Packer's Fresh Trends 2023 survey said they make a conscious effort to buy locally grown or regional produce... Read More

The Packer's Fresh Trends 2023 survey showed that 17% of all consumers reported specialty pepper purchases in the past year... Read More

Fabbri Group, an international specialist in automatic food packaging systems, is partnering with Bizerba to provide a comprehensive solution for weighing, pricing, packaging and labeling processes... Read More

A new 57-page report from the USDA looks at concentration and competition in U.S. agribusiness, including food retailing... Read More

In this "Tip of the Iceberg Podcast" episode, learn from Cristie Mather of marketing agency Curious Plot what benefits produce retailers and suppliers can get in return for investing in social media. .. Read More

Avocado volume during St. Patrick’s Day promotions grew by 20% and added more than 7.4 million units to the category compared with a year ago, the Hass Avocado Board reports... Read More

While a brix measurement offers a detail about sweetness, going beyond the numbers can keep a customer coming back all summer long, says columnist Armand Lobato... Read More

Almost 2,000 employees of The Giant Co., based in Carlisle, Pa., met to celebrate the retailer’s 100th anniversary — and two produce managers, a store manager and 18 others won awards... Read More

For every O Organics private-label brand product purchased in July, the company says it will donate a nutritious meal to a child in need... Read More

This is how blueberry prices are bumping up and dipping down at retail, according to data from Agtools... Read More

Tops Friendly Markets, a Williamsville, N.Y.-based full-service grocery retailer in New York, northern Pennsylvania and Vermont, has promoted Cole Bickal to produce/floral specialist in its east region. .. Read More

As the vast majority of meals were consumed at home during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, consumers learned how to enliven mealtime and snacks — with dips, dressings and marinades often playing an important role... Read More

The International Fresh Produce Association has developed a plethora of programs to help the industry comply with the latest food safety requirements... Read More