Melissa Melshenker Ackerman
Recent Top Stories
Wal-Mart Pricing Report: Round XXX In Denver, Sprouts Gives Wal-Mart A Run For The Money In Both Conventional And Organic Prices While long-established supermarkets, King Soopers and Safeway, get beaten…
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…
8 Tips to Selling Tomatoes Originally printed in the April 2018 issue of Produce Business. Their popularity is soaring, but simple ideas, big displays can be highly profitable. There was…
Mandarins Proving To Be Sweetest Of All Oranges Originally printed in the February 2018 issue of Produce Business. As production, demand and sales soar — and consumer interest continues to skyrocket — how…
Collaborating Among Retail Departments Sometimes during a planning session, the topic of store-wide promotions around a common theme, such as Tropical Days, Harvest Fest, Back to School, etc., is…
Georgia Grown Produce A diverse growing region that's more than Vidalia onions and peaches, the state proudly promotes the many bounties of its local farms. Whether regional or…
Five New Year’s Resolutions For The Produce Wholesaler It’s that time of year again. Everyone is committing to New Year’s resolutions and creating lists of things in hope of self-improvement. Most of us make resolutions…
Fried Chicken: The Gateway To Greater Produce Consumption Fried chicken is one of the biggest trends in foodservice this year. Fried chicken? Really? Yes, it’s true. As beef consumption drops and pork consumption…