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The Produce Reporter Week in Review – December 11, 2020
Pamela and Greg discuss why Dollar General is calling self-distribution the “gift that keeps on giving,” restaurants in economic “free...
Instacart reveals 2021 grocery trends
PRESS RELEASE: SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 10, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — December 10, 2020 — Instacart, the leading online grocery platform in...
Meal kit provider HelloFresh plans to double capacity
PRESS RELEASE: December 10, 2020 01:44 PM Eastern Standard Time BERLIN–(BUSINESS WIRE)–HelloFresh BB #:299518, the world’s leading provider of meal kits,...
Fareway Stores to acquire local retail rival
NEWS RELEASE (December 10, 2020) – Fareway Stores, Inc. BB #:101730 has agreed to purchase Shugar’s, a third-generation, family-owned grocery...
PMA comments on EPA pesticide and GMO exemptions
Newark, DE – The Produce Marketing Association BB #:153708 submitted comments on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Proposed Rule...
CMI Orchards Kiku apples outpace branded apple category
Wenatchee, WA – CMI Orchards BB #:134183 has announced significant growth in KIKU brand apple sales and production. The popular...
How to promote better diets before precision nutrition
Precision nutrition is on the horizon, and it has the potential bring healthier diets to people like never before. Nonetheless,...
Argentine fresh fruit exports increase by 6%
The global pandemic couldn’t slow down Argentina’s fruit export growth. During the first ten months of 2020, Argentina’s exports of...
USDA’s new appointments to National Watermelon Promotion Board
The U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced the appointment of nine members to serve on the National Watermelon Promotion Board....
Village Farms announces new ‘Sensational’ tomato variety
Village Farms BB #:153066 is pleased to introduce its newest exclusive tomato variety, Sensational Sara. The question begs asking, who...
Ark Foods introduces purple bell pepper
Brooklyn, NY – Ark Foods BB #:290462 has set out to challenge what grocery shoppers think when they hear “Bell...
Dole names new president for fresh vegetables
CHARLOTTE, NC – December 8, 2020 – Dole Food Company, BB #:124463 the leader in top-quality fresh produce, announced today...
Peruvian asparagus volumes continue steadily
The Peruvian Asparagus Importers Association (PAIA) encourages retailers to promote Peruvian asparagus throughout December and into the New Years’ holiday....
California Giant projects strong winter blueberry volume
WATSONVILLE, CA – California Giant Berry Farms BB #:121061 growers are reporting peak volumes of a promotable organic and conventional...
Thanksgiving grocery trends bring December holiday insight
Survey insights predicting planned Thanksgiving 2020 celebrations pointed to a very different holiday that included smaller gatherings, earlier shopping and...
Biden selects Vilsack as Ag Secretary nominee
(Updated) President-elect Joe Biden has selected former Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack for the same role in his administration. According to...
Hazel Tech announces kiwifruit partnership with Kliewer Farms
CHICAGO, IL – Hazel Technologies Inc., a USDA-funded technology company delivering new solutions for the fresh produce industry to extend...
Former Kroger, HEB exec named president, CEO of PCC Community Markets
(SEATTLE, Dec. 9, 2020) – PCC Community Markets (PCC), BB #:164071 the largest community-owned food market in the U.S., today...