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ProduceIQ: Prices rise as the fall approaches

Fall is in the air! The fresh produce industry is humming as the first day of fall rapidly approaches (at...

4 years ago 4 minute read

Five standouts from Southern Innovations

SAVANNAH, GA – When I attended the Southeast Produce Council’s BB #:191194 Southern Exposure in April, many of the attendees...

4 years ago 3 minute read

SEPC study finds that innovation drives produce category growth and engagement

New study highlights the consumer take on supply chain innovation and technology addressing the biggest trends in fresh produce marketing...

4 years ago 11 minute read

Food safety starts at the farm

September is National Food Safety Education Month and while our industry seems to live and breathe food safety, the upcoming...

4 years ago 3 minute read

Amazon adds cashier-less Just Walk Out technology to select Whole Foods stores

Originally published as an Amazon blog post by Dilip Kumar, Vice President, Physical Retail and Technology. Several years ago, our physical...

4 years ago 7 minute read

Online produce shoppers are channel-hoppers

Just four years ago, 10 percent of consumers surveyed by Category Partners reported buying groceries online, and zero percent said...

4 years ago 5 minute read

ProduceIQ: Wildfires affect crops in CA and beyond

While astronauts watch from space as California wildfires spew smoke, the fresh produce industry is also keeping a birds-eye view...

4 years ago 5 minute read

Laser labeling: An alternative to PLU stickers

I will make a confession: I hate PLU labels. When I take them off apples, for example, unless I immediately...

4 years ago 3 minute read

CHEP Pallecon division names general manager

ATLANTA–(BUSINESS WIRE)–CHEP BB #:160353, a Brambles company and a global leader in supply chain solutions, recently announced Scott A. Roberts...

4 years ago 3 minute read

Ghost Kitchens Brands expands into U.S. with Walmart relationship

TORONTO–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Ghost Kitchen Brands is expanding its relationship with Walmart BB #:143789 as it opens its first U.S. location...

4 years ago 3 minute read

Brands need to deliver whether private label or a company’s

Branding in the produce department is more than just a label. It has to be a promise to the consumer...

4 years ago 3 minute read

GRAPHIC: Lower apple volumes in 2021

The following graphic was produced by Agtools Inc. BB #:355102 to show that the U.S. apple crop has produced the...

4 years ago 1 minute read

A bright future for tropical fruits

Every now and then, it’s a good idea to step back and look at the proverbial Big Picture. The recently...

4 years ago 4 minute read

Retail Reflections: Shoppers beware

After 50 years in the retail produce business and spending countless hours in stores of all types and configurations, I...

4 years ago 4 minute read

ProduceIQ: Rain from Hurricane Ida to disrupt supply chain

Hurricane Ida, a Category 4 storm, blasted into the Southeastern U.S. yesterday. Rain from Ida will continue beyond New Orleans...

4 years ago 5 minute read

Direct-to-consumer meal company exceeds $100MM in revenue, eyes $1.5B in sales

ANAHEIM, Calif.–Fresh N’ Lean, America’s #1 organic Ready-to-Eat (RTE) meal delivery company committed to feeding human potential, celebrated $100M in...

4 years ago 3 minute read

Online Produce Shopping: The Path Forward

While it’s easy to see that the pandemic changed the way consumers look at grocery shopping, both in store and...

4 years ago 5 minute read

Schnucks deploys inventory robots chainwide

ST. LOUIS, Aug. 26, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Today, Schnuck Markets, Inc. BB #:105541 announced an industry-first chainwide expansion with Simbe Robotics’...

4 years ago 6 minute read

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