Produce industry headlines: July 27, 2026

Good afternoon! It’s Monday, July 27, 2026. Here’s what’s happening in produce and grocery today.

Links today include analysis of Albertson’s performance, a drug bust hidden with bananas, photos from IFPA Foodservice Expo, new packaging rules from the EU, Cracker Barrel’s new CEO, and an onion crop report.

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Top Stories

4 key takeaways about Albertsons’ performance

Albertsons’ CEO told investors that the grocer’s sales are under pressure, but the company is making progress on key fronts.

Banana shipment from Ecuador to Europe concealed $290 million in cocaine

Italian officers found 650 brick-shaped packages concealed among dozens of banana pallets.

IFPA serves up inspiration at Foodservice Conference

See photos from the IFPA Foodservice Conference expo July 24 in Monterey, CA.

New EU produce packaging rules put US exporters on the clock

U.S. exporters exporting to the European Union must prepare for a produce packaging change, as the trading bloc deploys its Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation in August.

Cracker Barrel names David Deno CEO

Julie Masino had been CEO since July 2023 and oversaw a controversial rebrand that led to a sharp decline in traffic.

Pacific Northwest Onion Outlook Shows High Quality, Tighter Supply, and Stable Markets

Onion growers in Washington, Idaho, and Oregon expect strong quality and supply as they prepare for late-summer harvests.