Latest Fresh Produce News & Insights

This summer, Georgia Grown will launch a program with Chicago-based IGA Inc. that will place Georgia Grown signage in 160 supermarkets in the Southeast region... Read More

Carrots have a big place at America’s kitchen table, and The Packer’s Fresh Trends 2023 survey reinforces that assertion. .. Read More

According to Fresh Trends 2023, 46% of consumers reported fresh cucumber purchases in the past year... Read More

First off, don’t call it “food waste.”.. Read More

Seventeen percent of all consumers polled by The Packer’s Fresh Trends 2023 survey indicated they purchased Brussels sprouts in the past year... Read More

The Packer’s Fresh Trends 2023 survey found that 43% of consumers reported purchasing broccoli in the past year... Read More

How you open a new or remodeled store can say a lot to customers. Columnist Armand Lobato gives his thoughts on how to make a great first impression... Read More

“We are closer than we have ever been to funding a project that means so much to our nation’s food infrastructure,” said Phillip Grant, CEO of the Hunts Point Produce Market. .. Read More

With imports now accounting for nearly 60% of total blueberry supplies, blueberry consumption has seen big gains in recent years... Read More

The Michigan Asparagus Advisory Board is celebrating what makes asparagus from the Great Lake State so special in a video series that highlights growers and the culinary attributes of the summer vegetable... Read More

The Packer’s Fresh Trends 2023 survey found that 1 in 4 consumers (25%) said they purchased blackberries in the past year... Read More

What is the fresh produce supply chain doing to reduce its carbon emissions? That was among the questions posed to panelists at The Packer’s recent Sustainable Produce Summit in Palm Desert, Calif... Read More

The third ESG report from the specialty retailer outlines the company’s achievements on a range of sustainability topics and issues that include climate, community, packaging and sustainable packaging. .. Read More

The report highlights Canadians’ perceptions, purchase intentions, consumption and shopping habits related to fresh produce in the first quarter of 2023... Read More

The Packer’s Fresh Trends 2023 consumer survey found that 31% of shoppers said they purchased cabbage in the past year... Read More

Traditional plastic mesh bags still account for most of the firm’s output, but as customer requests for sustainable packaging grow, the company has come up with other options... 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

It’s time for the International Fresh Produce Association to recognize retail leaders who show passion and purpose through innovative strategies to drive produce consumption... Read More

Fueled by rising imports, retail per capita availability for fresh asparagus has grown in recent years, from 1.26 pounds in 2011 to 1.60 pounds in 2019... Read More

Retailers can expect “much more” promotable volumes of cherries this season, says Wenatchee, Wash.-based Stemilt, a Mathison family-owned-and-operated grower, packer and shipper of tree fruit... Read More

Adjusted for inflation, grocery store food and alcohol sales declined 2.3% in 2022 compared with 2021, according to a new Food Expenditure report from the USDA... Read More

The National Watermelon Promotion Board has launched a summer-long promotion leveraging recent research that finds the majority of consumers say eating watermelon boosts their mood... Read More

How much money is being lost if only 44% of food promotion plans sent down from corporate are executed accurately at the store level?.. Read More

Expanding its grab-and-go salad kit offerings, Montana-based controlled environment agriculture grower Local Bounti has added antibiotic-free chicken to two kits available this summer at Pacific Northwest retailers. .. Read More

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