The Packer’s Fresh Trends 2023 survey showed that watermelon remains popular among shoppers. See how that looks across various consumer segments... Read More
- Jul 14, 2023
- Watermelons , PMG Fresh Trends , Produce Retail
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
Bureau of Labor Statistics data shows injury and illness rates for these establishments are higher than in private industry overall and, in some sectors, more than twice the rate of private industry... Read More
- Jul 13, 2023
- Produce - General
Roath's promotion comes as mass retailers such as Target and Walmart are already gaining on traditional grocery retailers for the consumer’s share of food shopping... Read More
- Jul 13, 2023
- PMG Retailer Insight , Produce Retail , People
The USDA has filed an administrative complaint against GoGreen Farms Inc. for alleged violations of the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act... Read More
- Jul 13, 2023
- Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act , Virginia
The USDA has imposed sanctions on three produce businesses for failing to meet contractual obligations to the sellers of produce... Read More
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
- Jul 13, 2023
- Citrus , Produce Marketing , Oranges , Lemons , Grapefruit
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
- Jul 12, 2023
- PMG Retailer Insight , Produce Retail , Sustainability
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
- Jul 12, 2023
- Data Management , Podcast , Produce Podcasts , Produce Tech
Boosting optimism in the economy, June retail prices showed year-over-year inflation slowed to 3%... Read More
- Jul 12, 2023
- Produce Retail
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
- Jul 12, 2023
- Produce Retail
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
- Jul 12, 2023
- PMG Industry Perspective , Produce Retail
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
- Jul 11, 2023
- PMG Supplier Spotlight , Apples , New York , Produce Marketing
The Soledad, Calif.-based company will debut five SKUs under the Josie’s Organics brand at the 2023 OPS in Monterey, Calif... Read More
- Jul 11, 2023
- Produce Retail , Organics
Bowery launched a new salad kit on Amazon Fresh, as well as transformed its packaging, branding, website and continues expanding its farms... Read More
- Jul 11, 2023
- PMG Supplier Spotlight , Controlled Environment Agriculture , Produce Products
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
- Jul 11, 2023
- PMG Fresh Trends , PMG Fresh Trends
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
- Jul 10, 2023
- Produce Research , PMG Fresh Trends
The Packer's Fresh Trends 2023 survey showed that 17% of all consumers reported specialty pepper purchases in the past year... Read More
- Jul 10, 2023
- Peppers Chili , PMG Fresh Trends , Produce Retail
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
- Jul 07, 2023
- Packaging , Produce Retail
A new 57-page report from the USDA looks at concentration and competition in U.S. agribusiness, including food retailing... Read More
- Jul 07, 2023
- Produce Retail , U.S. Department of Agriculture
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
- Jul 06, 2023
- Podcast , Produce Podcasts , Produce Marketing
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
- Jul 06, 2023
- Avocados , Produce Retail