PWPM: Serving a City of Neighborhoods
Continued diversity bodes well for the produce industry and wholesale market. Despite a challenging and prickly economic climate for the past 10 years, Philadelphia continues… Read More
Special Features
Nogales: Continuing To Invest in the Future
Building on a strong foundation, the Nogales industry continues advancing with investment in infastructure and logistics. Despite challenges from the economy, competing ports and even… Read More
Salad Trends Shaking Up Retail
From new branding, to umami flavor profiles, to aquaponics, we explore what’s new in the fresh-cut salad category. In arguably one of the most diverse… Read More
Pundit: Amazon/Whole Foods Uses Tricks of the Trade and Easy Media Manipulation to Dampen ‘Whole Paycheck’ Reputation
We recently wrote about the Amazon and Whole Foods merger with a piece titled, Is Amazon.com’s Deep Dive Into Grocery And The Whole Foods Brand… Read More
PWPM: Philly Holding Strong
Supported by a state-of-the-art facility and decades of experience, PWPM merchants continue to expand. Through six years of economic ups and downs since their move… Read More
Nogales: Why NAFTA Really Matters
The current trade dispute is much more than just a grower-versus-grower spat, and repercussions could affect supermarkets, consumers and other communities. Like it or not,… Read More
Q&A with Food Lion’s Ricky Rommell
This successful produce manager keeps ‘FRESH’ fun and on the front lines. Ricky Rommell, produce regional lead trainer at Salisbury, NC-based Food Lion’s Wallace, NC,… Read More
What is Acceptable Shrink?
Food Waste: What is Acceptable? Shrink is an ongoing and growing issue in the highly perishable produce industry. Consider that the average estimated retail shrink… Read More
Georgia Grown Produce
Critical to Spring, Summer and Fall supplies the state promotes the variety of produce it grows and markets to retail and foodservice buyers As demand… Read More
Hy-Vee Wins Retail Sustainability Award
Hy-Vee ‘owns’ sustainability. Hy-Vee, the employee-owned 244-store chain based in Des Moines, IA, and spanning eight Midwestern states, fosters an inexorable personal and shared responsibility… Read More