Mexican avocado exports to reach a record $4 billion in 2025

Mexican avocado exports will reach a record high of $4 billion in 2025, according to El Economista, citing projections from...

16 hours ago 2 minute read

Kroger aims to hire 15,000 in customer experience roles

Kroger Co. seeks to hire new associates for customer experience in roles such as cashiers, baggers, Kroger delivery drivers, and...

17 hours ago 5 minute read

Co-founder of Okanagan Specialty Fruits unveils plan to revitalize apple industry

Washington state orchardist Neal Carter unveiled a plan to revitalize the apple industry through genome editing, robotics, and AI.

17 hours ago 5 minute read
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The Produce Reporter Week in Review May 16, 2025 

Consumers remain angry about food inflation and expect it to be much worse than it is. Retailers have a challenge in...

18 hours ago 3 minute read

Markon starts Georgia cucumber, squash harvests

Markon Cooperative released these Live from the Fields reports on South Georgia cucumbers and squash May 15, 2025.

18 hours ago 1 minute read

Stemilt hires East Coast merchandising manager

Stemilt announces the addition to its marketing team: Dashan Dookhu, who joins as the company’s East Coast Merchandising Manager.

19 hours ago 3 minute read

Bako Sweet shows strong brand growth in sweet potatoes

Bako Sweet brand sweet potatoes continue to outperform the category in both dollar and volume growth, according to Circana data.

2 days ago 3 minute read

NGA expresses concern over proposed SNAP cuts

The National Grocers Association is deeply concerned by the cuts and programmatic cost shift changes to SNAP.

2 days ago 3 minute read

Giumarra opens new office in Arizona

The Giumarra Companies announces the opening of its new office location in Scottsdale, AZ, its second location in the state

2 days ago 2 minute read

Fresh Del Monte and IFPA partner on supply chain transformation 

Fresh Del Monte Produce and IFPA announce a strategic partnership through IFPA’s Supply Chain of the Future initiative. 

2 days ago 7 minute read

Walmart to start raising prices due to tariffs   

Walmart said it plans to raise prices this month, including fresh produce, as it passes onto consumers cost increases due...

2 days ago 2 minute read

Blue Diamond Growers partners with tennis champion for promotion

Blue Diamond Growers announces a new retail partnership program with tennis champion Venus Williams to launch its latest line of...

2 days ago 4 minute read

Healthy Family Project’s Publix Produce for Kids Campaign to provide 800,000 meals

The Healthy Family Project’s 23rd biannual Publix Produce for Kids cause marketing campaign is underway through June 25.

2 days ago 6 minute read
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Truck Availability Report, May 15, 2025

Blue Book Services has partnered with CarrierSource to highlight the top-rated trucking companies located near primary produce shipping hubs.

2 days ago 2 minute read

Giumarra Vineyards adds to grape sales staff

The Giumarra Family adds Daniel Gomez to their sales team, specializing in sales to export markets and imports from Mexico...

3 days ago 1 minute read
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Consumer behavior shows lingering pain from inflation 

The pain of food inflation continues to drive consumer behavior, even when that pain has largely stopped, according to Circana...

3 days ago 2 minute read

Fresh Express campaign partners with culinary creators and dietitians

Fresh Express is amplifying its "Express Yourself" campaign through a lineup of dynamic partnerships with culinary creators and dietitians.

3 days ago 6 minute read

Markon launches 2025 milestone celebrations during annual meeting

Founded in 1985, Markon Cooperative officially kicked off its year of celebrations at the May Board of Directors meeting in...

3 days ago 3 minute read

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