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Kroger reveals new fresh-focused brand strategy

PRESS RELEASE: CINCINNATI and NEW YORK and PALM SPRINGS, Calif., Nov. 6, 2019 — The Kroger Co. BB #:100073 debuted today...

5 years ago 8 minute read

What can we learn from a romaine outbreak we knew nothing about?

The latest E. coli outbreak associated with romaine lettuce is over, and now the produce industry has to learn something...

5 years ago 2 minute read

Mann Packing recalls nearly 100 SKUs due to listeria

PRESS RELEASE: SALINAS, Calif.–Mann Packing Co., Inc. BB #:114946 announced today the voluntary recall of a series of vegetable products...

6 years ago 2 minute read

Agtools teams with Blue Book as preferred data content provider

PRESS RELEASE: IRVINE, CA – November 4, 2019 – AGTOOLS, the data analytic service for the produce industry, has entered...

6 years ago 3 minute read

More than one way to fight food waste

The war against waste marches on. Most people in the industry are familiar with Imperfect Produce BB #:299328, the company...

6 years ago 5 minute read

BrandStorm Media Panel to Host National Food Dialogue

PRESS RELEASE: WASHINGTON, D.C. (October 31, 2019) – United Fresh BB #:145458 will host a food media dialogue, moderated by...

6 years ago 7 minute read

What it means to be an influencer

I was asked the other day if I was an “influencer.” I looked at the person and asked: “What is...

6 years ago 2 minute read

Sprouts aims smaller with store footprint, slows new store growth strategy

Phoenix-based Sprouts Farmers Market BB #:168563 CEO Jack Sinclair saw a lot of stores in his first 100 days on...

6 years ago 2 minute read

Sage Fruit offers organic apples with Apeel coating

Beginning November 1, Sage Fruit Company, LLC, BB #:163180 Yakima, WA, will offer its organic apples with Apeel self-extending coating....

6 years ago 1 minute read

Del Monte plans to open its first US retail concept in early 2020

During the company’s third quarter financial earnings call, Del Monte Fresh Produce NA BB #:160808 chairman and CEO Mohammad Abu-Ghazaleh...

6 years ago 3 minute read

Fresh Summit through the eyes of a retail dietitian

ANAHEIM, CA—Carrie Taylor’s PMA Fresh Summit experience was similar to many attendees’: she looked for fresh produce trends and met...

6 years ago 2 minute read

7 standout experiences at Fresh Summit

ANAHEIM, CA—There’s a lot of noise at a trade show as big as Fresh Summit. As a professional fresh produce...

6 years ago 6 minute read

Investing in the future

If you were one of the 24,000+ participants who journeyed to Anaheim, CA, to attend the PMA Fresh Summit last...

6 years ago 2 minute read

Taste made these five stand out at PMA expo

ANAHEIM, CA – PMA Fresh Summit 2019 stood out in ways beyond the record attendance of nearly 24,000. As Pamela...

6 years ago 4 minute read

Fresh Summit Retail Tour: Grocery Outlet, Placentia, CA

PLACENTIA, CA–I thought I’d seen a great Grocery Outlet BB #:154673 before, when I visited Seaside this summer. This stop...

6 years ago 1 minute read

Beyond the buzzwords: Sustain-ability

If you read the business press these days, you may come across a funny word: “stakeholders.” It’s become a buzzword...

6 years ago 5 minute read

Fresh Summit Retail Tour BONUS CUT: Gelson’s Market, Long Beach

LONG BEACH, CA—I went on the Fresh Summit Retail Tour this year, and sure the stores were nice, but they...

6 years ago 2 minute read

DOC posts final dumping margin on Mexican tomato imports

PRESS RELEASE WASHINGTON, D.C., October 22, 2019 – The U.S. Department of Commerce has announced a final dumping margin of...

6 years ago 3 minute read

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