It’s unlikely that 19th century Irish novelist Margaret Wolfe Hungerford was gazing at a banana when she wrote, “beauty is in the eye of the beholder,” but the well-worn adage is especially true when it comes to bananas.Any produce retailer who’s peered longingly into a case of the sunny-hued fruit, hoping for a very particular shade of yellow green, can confirm that what constitutes a perfect fruit specimen to one p...

As shoppers increasingly look to private label to satisfy their cravings for quality and cost-savings, United Natural Foods Inc. has expanded its Wild Harvest private-label organic produce line with more than 40 new offerings available nationwide.Since its 2022 launch, the Wild Harvest organic produce line has enjoyed significant growth as consumers have come to rely on the brand for their eating occasions, according...

I’m not going to mince words here: Garlic as an ethnic food is long gone.And anyway, “ethnic” just means anything different from you because all of us have an ethnicity.Garlic’s popularity spans Italian cuisines, as well as Indian, Chinese, Mexican and ... basically more places than not. But for me, garlic’s ubiquity was solidified when I realized how deeply Mayflower-pilgrim my family’s heritage is, yet garlic is no...

Organic fresh produce sales grew by 3% in 2022, while volume declined by 3.7%, according to the 2022 Organic Produce Performance Report from Organic Produce Network and Category Partners.Organic fresh produce sales topped $9.4 billion for the year, the report said.The report said the organic fresh berry category, which includes strawberries, blueberries, raspberries and blackberries, was the top organic produce categ...