week in review

The Produce Reporter Week in Review – July 5, 2024

Pamela and Greg are talking Organic Produce Summit, Salmonella outbreaks, and why Aldi is considering crownless pineapples. Related Stories:

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The Produce Reporter Week in Review – June 28, 2024

Pamela’s on vacation but the Week in Review must go on. Save Mart has a new owner, Independence Day BBQ...

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The Produce Reporter Week in Review – June 21, 2024

Pamela’s got the (peach) tea on the beef between Kroger and The Peach Truck, avocados and mangos are stuck in...

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The Produce Reporter Week in Review – June 14, 2024

Greg recaps his week in Washington, D.C., at The Washington Conference, while Pamela’s been handling the avocado ups and downs...

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The Produce Reporter Week in Review – May 31, 2024

Dollar Tree is buying 99 Cents Only…Pamela wonders if it could possibly mean they’ll carry fresh produce? Greg’s prepping for...

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The Produce Reporter Week in Review – May 24, 2024

Red Lobster is bankrupt with more than a hundred thousand creditors, but was it the endless shrimp to blame? And...

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The Produce Reporter Week in Review – May 17, 2024

Organic produce is leading the charge with record organic sales in the U.S., according to the Organic Trade Association. Schnucks...

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The Produce Reporter Week in Review – May 10, 2024

Bolthouse’s parent company is splitting the juice business from commodities — is PACA a factor? AI is more than a...

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The Produce Reporter Week in Review – May 3, 2024

Greg calls in from a busy week in Phoenix, with back-to-back International Fresh Produce Association conferences, and Pamela’s got news...

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The Produce Reporter Week in Review – April 26, 2024

Pamela calls in from CPMA in Vancouver, and Greg has news from the Kroger/Albertsons merger. Hear what trends are top...

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The Produce Reporter Week in Review – April 19, 2024

Pamela tries to explain what’s going on with the Tomato Suspension Agreement — hopefully a little less confusing than the...

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Week in Review April 12, 2024

VIVA Fresh week is here, and Pamela says it will likely be its biggest ever. One hot topic will be...

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The Produce Reporter Week in Review – April 5, 2024

Greg and Pamela show off some new Aldi swag to talk about how Aldi and Lidl are succeeding with food...

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The Produce Reporter Week in Review – March 29, 2024

The Federal Trade Commission had a lot of influence on this week’s news, from a failed merger to pandemic supply...

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The Produce Reporter Week in Review – March 22, 2024

While we don’t have any Kroger news this week, there are some bombshells from the Prima Wawona bankruptcy sale. Are...

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The Produce Reporter Week in Review – March 15, 2024

Pamela breaks down her experience at Food Tank at South by Southwest, and what possible implications Dollar Tree’s closure of...

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The Produce Reporter Week in Review – March 15, 2024

Pamela planned to shoot our video on site at SXSW in Austin, TX, but data coverage couldn’t accommodate it. Nonetheless,...

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The Produce Reporter Week in Review – March 8, 2024

Pamela expects SEPC Southern Exposure to be full of innovation on the eve of the expo. She and Greg examine...

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