Retail food sales are still up big, but the cruise control button is off.

Grocery stores have nearly had a captive market during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the statistics reflect that observation.

What is the annual consumer “spend” on fresh produce? That number, organized by age, income, education level, race, and more is available from the Consumer Expenditures data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

What kind of innovation is needed to feed x(number) billion people in Y(date)?

In the continuing market disruption related to the COVID-19, supermarkets are not running their typical amount of weekly promotions for fruits and vegetables.

A previous post looked at the rise bagged produce in recent weeks

The Packer’s Tom Karst visited April 6 with Steve Lutz, senior vice president of insights and innovation for Category Partners.

Retail ads for fresh produce are way down because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Relax. Newly updated figures show 2019 per capita statistics for fresh vegetables, and it is good news.

Germany may lose up to a third of its seasonal agricultural workers in the wake of reports that it has closed its borders with Bulgaria and Romania.