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The Produce Reporter Week in Review: August 2, 2019
Pamela and Greg talk PMA Foodservice trends, the crime of imposter guacamole and leadership changes for big retailers. Read the...
Sprouts misses in Q2, president plans departure
Fresh produce wasn’t much help in a rough second quarter for Phoenix-based Sprouts Farmers Market BB #:168563. The company reported...
CR listeria story does more harm than good
Consumer Reports found six instances of listeria on a random sample of 284 leafy greens products purchased at East Coast...
Markon debuts sustainable strawberry packaging
MONTEREY, CA – Markon Cooperative Inc., BB #:123315 Salinas, CA, showed its new 100 percent recyclable cardboard clamshell for its...
Produce can shine in new foodservice trends
MONTEREY, CA–Who’s better equipped than fruits and vegetables to lead the plant-based food trend? While the darling of the movement...
Avocados: Turning people to crime
“The whole country seems to be in love with the avocado,” says Brian Niccol, CEO of the Chipotle fast-food chain....
Bring out the new in foodservice
MONTEREY, CA — People go to restaurants to try something new. Exhibitors at the Produce Marketing Association’s BB #:153708 annual...
Sustainability’s spillover effect
The word “sustainability” is not new to the fresh produce industry, but recently it has taken on greater significance. Triple...
Remains of Quebec greenhouse owner found
Two weeks after failing to return from a fishing trip, search and rescue crews believe they have discovered the remains...
MAP: Where is Amazon Go-ing next?
Three new sites for Seattle-based Amazon’s cashier-less retail store, Amazon Go, have been announced, bringing store count up to 17...
FDA links cyclospora outbreak to Mexican basil
July 25, 2019 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), along with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...
Global produce supply: Is there enough?
Public health experts are pushing for more fruit and vegetable consumption for the health of both human beings and the...
Covering the heated tomato trade
The tomato suspension agreement and general subject of the dumping of Mexican tomatoes on the U.S. market gets people worked...
VIDEO: NatureFresh Unveiled Mini Cucumbers
To say my sons love cucumbers is putting it lightly. We easily mow through six regular seedless cucumbers a week,...
Papaya importer denies its role in salmonella outbreak
The papaya importer named by the Food and Drug Administration as “likely linked” to the Salmonella outbreak that’s sickened more...
The system melts down without trust
I talk often about the importance of trust in the produce business, but it’s critical to all business. In the...
A rare insider view of produce at Trader Joe’s
Did you know…Trader Joe’s BB #:162286 doesn’t source produce at terminal markets? That 32% of produce SKUs are organic? That...
Week in Review July 19, 2019
The organic produce industry wrestles with how to continue its robust growth, while finding ways to reduce packaging. Pamela and...
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