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UPDATED: U.S. and Mexico reach agreement on tomatoes
There’s a new agreement for Mexican tomato imports. The new deal includes one piece of controversy in the process –...
Target shifts store employee roles toward specialization
Minneapolis-based Target BB #:166987 has been overhauling both physical stores and its workforce over the past few years, and if...
Trucking hours-of-service proposed changes give industry more flexibility
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA) proposed rules ease some of the restrictions since electronic logging devices became mandatory...
So, about that frog in the salad
It was only a matter of time before we saw another story of another consumer who finds a frog in...
Using tools like EBITDA and Blue Book
My boss just stepped around the corner and said, “HEY – can you write a quick column on EBITDA.” Ah,...
Fresh produce fits the diet for a New Age
You have probably heard people say we are entering a New Age. It turns out we’re already there. It even...
Can we go plastic-free in the grape category?
I feel like I spend a good percentage of my days talking about plastic. While it does serve a purpose...
Demystifying EBITDA: What is it?
The acronym EBITDA stands for “earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization.” What sounds like accounting jargon is essentially a...
A terrible Top 10 list takedown
Did you know that fresh produce is often dirty because it’s grown outside in the dirt? Of course you did....
E Foods plans to expand its tomato label
E Foods, Inc. BB #:141185 Orlando, FL, offers tomatoes in its label in the Puerto Rico market, but it plans...
Import All-Stars: The search for the next big thing
When it comes to imported produce, there are few stories more engaging, and more influential, than the kiwifruit. Kiwifruit was...
Pear growers revise crop estimate 8% higher
PRESS RELEASE: PORTLAND, Ore. – August 6, 2019 – Northwest pear growers have released their latest crop estimate for the 2019-20...
The Best Way to Say Thank You? Say it
“We want to be handed our cup of coffee hot, and to say thank you to the person handing it,”...
Ahold Delhaize plans new Fresh Kitchen innovation center
Ten days with Stop & Shop on strike cost Netherlands-based Ahold Delhaize $345 million, but high performance in other areas...
How NOT to sell jackfruit
I’m sure most of you are tired of hearing about jackfruit, but consumers aren’t. Not yet. The Google Trend line...
Fruit dips in latest FreshFacts report
In the latest FreshFacts on Retail report from the United Fresh Produce Association BB #:145458, five of the Top 10...
Grocer pilots laser-labeled mangoes to minimize plastic packaging
PRESS RELEASE: SPAR Austria has introduced laser-labelled organic mangoes to EUROSPAR and INTERSPAR stores throughout the country to replace plastic...
Q&A with leaders of tomato suspension dispute
As the Department of Commerce (DOC) investigates dumping of Mexican tomatoes in the U.S., Blue Book reached out to spokesmen...
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