Chicago

Chicago, Regional Market Profile July 17, 2019

Chicago: A Hub Of Opportunity

Diversity, location and love for food generate a flourishing produce atmosphere in the Windy City. Chicago’s central location has made it into one of the… Read More

Chicago, Regional Market Profile

Chicago’s Wholesale Market Serves Up Variety

Chicago, Regional Market Profile

Chicago’s Diversity Bodes Well For Produce

Dehydrated Fruits and Veg: Preservation is Back!
Increased shelf space helps capture young, health-driven consumers: ‘It’s no longer Grandma eating prunes.’ As dehydrated and freeze-dried produce gains momentum with customers, retailers are... Read More

Future Produce Exports To Pacific Rim Fraught With Challenges
Though viewed as a general market area, Pacific Rim Asia presents a hodgepodge of varying cultures, political systems and regulations, making it challenging to identify... Read More

Don’t ‘Coast’ Through Summer Selling Season
This season offers many opportunities for additional promotional activity utilizing not only the abundance of produce but the opportunities to educate and to engage with... Read More

Depression – It’s More Than ‘Being Under The Weather’
Two weeks before Christmas one of my closest friends‭, ‬Fred‭, ‬died after a long illness‭; ‬the death certificate may read suicide‭, ‬but the real cause... Read More

Des Moines: A Foodservice City
Iowa’s restaurant industry continues to outpace predictions on both employment and revenue growth. Although both the National and Iowa Restaurant Associations projected Iowa’s foodservice industry would... Read More