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How to deal with politics in the workplace

Man, said Aristotle, is a political animal. It’s no surprise, then, that politics are seeping into all sorts of discourse—including...

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PBH releases annual report showing path to improve consumption

June 22, 2022 – The Produce For Better Health Foundation BB #:157162 released its 2021 Annual Report showcasing the organization’s...

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ProduceIQ: Hot week coast-to-coast sees prices drop

In time for Father’s Day lunch, seasonal items are filling up the produce section of your favorite retailer. Flavorful cherries,...

3 years ago 5 minute read

Grocery Outlet enters eighth state

Grocery Outlet expanded its reach on the East Coast with a new store in Hagerstown, MD. The company, which has...

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The Produce Reporter Week in Review – June 17, 2022

Pamela and Greg can’t avoid talking about inflation this week, which surveys are showing is higher than the government stats...

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Biden signs Ocean Shipping Reform Act

In a rare showing of bipartisan unity, Congress has passed the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022, a bill that...

3 years ago 2 minute read

A plea to Gov. Newsom for a water policy

Leading California business associations, including the Western Growers Association BB #:144734, the California Farm Bureau Federation, the California Fresh Fruit...

3 years ago 4 minute read

Fresh produce inflation stabilizes in May

The May Marketplace The height, the widespread nature and the continued acceleration of inflation dominated the headlines in May. Whether...

3 years ago 13 minute read

Inflation increases importance of consumer choice

Most understand the immense nutritional benefits of eating a diet rich in fruits and vegetables, including disease prevention, boosting immune...

3 years ago 2 minute read

ProduceIQ: Heat is accelerating supply, softening prices

Things are heating up; unfortunately, we aren’t referring to the demand for fresh produce. From Dallas, TX, to Coachella, CA,...

3 years ago 5 minute read

Grocery prices soar in May CPI report

June 10, 2022 — The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 1.0 percent in May on a...

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PBH’s gap analysis shows the urgency in getting proper nutrition funding

The produce industry must work together to persuade U.S. government agencies to fund fruit and vegetable consumption initiatives in order...

3 years ago 2 minute read

FDA: How to fix a lousy job

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is doing a lousy job in managing food safety for Americans. I won’t even...

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The Secret History of Food

There is a genre of books about food that aren’t much more than a string of fascinating trivia. But usually...

3 years ago 4 minute read

Meijer celebrates 60th anniversary of first supercenter

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., June 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Sixty years ago Hendrik and Fred Meijer opened a store in Grand...

3 years ago 6 minute read

Worst produce department advice ever 

I just saw possibly the worst headline about grocery shopping I’ve ever read: Why Skipping The Produce Aisle May Save...

3 years ago 5 minute read

Time for a Department of Food

Agitation for reform of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) seems to be gathering force. It is, partly the result...

3 years ago 3 minute read

ProduceIQ: Markets unfazed by start of hurricane season

Hurricane Agatha kicked off hurricane season as it battered Southern Mexico, and remnants of the storm drenched South Florida. A...

3 years ago 5 minute read

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