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Regional grocers dominate annual Consumer Reports Best Grocery and Supermarkets list

With the exception of the overall winner, Monrovia, CA-based Trader Joe’s, the biggest players in this year’s Consumer Reports Best...

6 years ago 1 minute read

Caito Foods recalls fresh-cut melon packs in Salmonella outbreak

Caito Foods LLC, Indianapolis, IN, has recalled fresh-cut melon products because of potential Salmonella contamination. The Food and Drug Administration,...

6 years ago 2 minute read

On the Road: Sprouts Farmers Market, Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA—Even if you’ve seen 100 Sprouts Farmers Market stores, you still need to see the one in Philadelphia. I walked...

6 years ago 2 minute read

Taylor Farms acquires Earthbound Farm

Just a few weeks after another big merger in America’s Salad Bowl, Taylor Farms has acquired Earthbound Farm. Taylor Farms...

6 years ago 1 minute read

DelFresco Pure goes vertical with CubicFarm

MONTRÉAL—Vertical farms are all over the news as players want to cash in on consumer demand for local fresh produce,...

6 years ago 3 minute read

Ag Green New Deal is silly and ignorant

A coalition of more than 300 environmental and farming groups are urging Congress to adopt food and agriculture solutions for...

6 years ago 3 minute read

Florida, Mexico still have negotiating to do on tomato agreement

While it looks like we’re closer to an agreement between Mexico and Florida on changes to the 2013 Tomato Suspension...

6 years ago 3 minute read

New National Potato Council CEO outlines strategy

The National Potato Council’s new executive staff will be well known to its members. The current vice president of public...

6 years ago 3 minute read

Amazon “primed” for discounts…that haven’t delivered

Seattle-based Amazon launched another round of price investments and Amazon Prime discounts for its Whole Foods Market grocery banner, but...

6 years ago 2 minute read

CPMA Product Awards recognize repeat winners

MONTREAL–If the Freggie Approved Award winner at CPMA 2019 seems familiar, it should. Kingsville, Ontario-based Mucci Farms’ CuteCumber Poppers won...

6 years ago 1 minute read

CPMA presents 2019 awards

MONTREAL—Bernadette Hamel had an idea something was up when the Canadian Produce Marketing Association asked her to come to the...

6 years ago 1 minute read

CPMA launches new food waste, AI tools for members

MONTREAL—At the annual Canadian Produce Marketing Association Convention on April 3, CPMA president Ron Lemaire introduced new tools members have...

6 years ago 2 minute read

Week in Review April 5, 2019

This week’s Week in Review sees Retail Editor Pamela Riemenschneider reporting from the annual Canadian Produce Marketing Association convention in...

6 years ago 1 minute read

Avocados caught in political crossfire

In this age where everything turns political, avocados have gotten caught in the crossfire between anti-Trump and anti-immigration coalitions. How...

6 years ago 3 minute read

Business changes as should yours

Recently, I talked with an executive of a large wholesaler about how his business has transformed itself over the years....

6 years ago 3 minute read

Mexican tractor blockade stops produce shipments at Pharr border crossing

A Mexican farmer tractor blockade at the Pharr, Texas, border crossing has stopped shipments there, including fresh produce. “Avocados, broccoli,...

6 years ago 2 minute read

Courchesne Larose acquires remaining shares of JB Laverdure

Montreal, March 27th, 2019 — In May 2018, Courchesne Larose took a minority shareholding position in JB Laverdure. Today, Mr....

6 years ago 1 minute read

On the Road: Marché Jean-Talon, Montréal

If you’ve got some extra time in MontrĂ©al and want to see some retail, I highly suggest a stop by...

6 years ago 1 minute read

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