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Departments, Dried Fruits & Nuts February 15, 2022

Push Those Peanuts!

No matter what the season or trend, peanuts are a favorite with shoppers.

Opinion

September 12, 2022

Produce on Pizza: Kick it up a Notch

September 12, 2022

Tackling Social Sustainability In Fresh Produce

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September 19, 2022

Bringing Sustainable Packaging to U.S. Retail Shelves

September 19, 2022

Grimmway Farms And Its ESG Journey

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Pundit’s Mailbag: John Pandol Reveals The Myth of Europe Being ‘Ahead of Us’ in Climate Change, Challenges IFPA Leadership to ‘Autopsy the Disasters’

John Pandol has spoken out on many topics both here at the Pundit and on sister publication, PRODUCE BUSINESS magazine. Now our piece — Will Climate-Change Fanaticism Bankrupt The West?… [...]

Pundit’s Mailbag: Bay Cities Produce ‘Experiment’ with EV Trucks Sheds Light on Climate-Change Fanaticism

Our piece — Will Climate-Change Fanaticism Bankrupt the West? —brought many responses, including this one. The first issue, of course, is that whatever one may think is the desirability of… [...]

Pundit’s Mailbag — ‘Sound Common Sense’ Involving Logic and Reason

Our piece — Will Climate-Change Fanaticism Bankrupt The West? — brought many comments including some short but clear ones. If we need anything right now, it is clear-headed thinking. The… [...]

Pundit’s Mailbag: Arkansas’ Contribution to Cotton Candy and Other Grape Varieties

One of the most important produce breeders in the world is about to retire from his position at the University of Arkansas. The American Pomological Society is giving him an… [...]

Pundit’s Mailbag — Why British Energy Prices Are Increasing Faster Than Europe

We ran a piece titled, Will Climate-Change Fanaticism Bankrupt The West? Though responses mainly have been in agreement, the article received this passionate objection. The post Pundit’s Mailbag — Why… [...]

Chile At A Political Precipice

When we launched The Global Trade Symposium as a sister event to The New York Produce Show and Conference, we knew for sure who we wanted to get to keynote… [...]

Albertsons Companies Celebrates National Seafood Month With Relaunch of Waterfront Bistro, a 100% Responsibly Sourced Seafood Brand

Albertsons Companies is diving into National Seafood Month by relaunching Waterfront Bistro and affirming its commitment to providing customers with high-quality, traceable seafood from environmentally and socially responsible sources. Waterfront Bistro, which can be found at Albertsons, Safeway, Vons, Jewel-Osco, Shaw’s, Tom Thumb and more, features the Responsible Choice logo indicating that 100 percent of its seafood items meet Albertsons Cos.’ Responsible Seafood Policy. ... Continue reading: Albertsons Companies Celebrates National Seafood Month With Relaunch of Waterfront Bistro, a 100% Responsibly Sourced Seafood Brand. [...]

American Consumers Changing Grocery Shopping Habits Due to Environmental Concerns

American Consumers Changing Grocery Shopping Habits Due to Environmental Concerns

New findings released by the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) show that people are increasingly changing their diets for environmental reasons as concerns over climate change grow. Following a summer of life-threatening heat waves, extreme storms, unprecedented flooding, and other weather events exacerbated by climate change, some shoppers are taking control of their impact on the environment through their food choices. ... Continue reading: American Consumers Changing Grocery Shopping Habits Due to Environmental Concerns. [...]

JBS to Close U.S. Plant-Based Foods Business, Planterra Foods

JBS to Close U.S. Plant-Based Foods Business, Planterra Foods

Brazilian meatpacker JBS SA is closing its U.S. plant-based foods business, Planterra Foods, after about two years, the company said on Monday. ... Continue reading: JBS to Close U.S. Plant-Based Foods Business, Planterra Foods. [...]

FSIS Issues Public Health Alert for Ready-to-Eat Chili Cheese Wieners Due to Possible Listeria Contamination

FSIS Issues Public Health Alert for Ready-to-Eat Chili Cheese Wieners Due to Possible Listeria Contamination

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is issuing a public health alert because Family Fare, a Chippewa Falls, Wisc. establishment, produced ready-to-eat chili cheese wieners that may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. A recall was not requested because it is believed that the products are no longer in commerce. ... Continue reading: FSIS Issues Public Health Alert for Ready-to-Eat Chili Cheese Wieners Due to Possible Listeria Contamination. [...]

Wholesale Growers of Real Christmas Trees Offer a Market Forecast With Few Surprises

Wholesale Growers of Real Christmas Trees Offer a Market Forecast With Few Surprises

The questions have become a tradition for real Christmas tree growers: How are sales? How are supplies? What about this crazy weather? Are prices going up? Will you run out of trees? The answers rarely change: ... Continue reading: Wholesale Growers of Real Christmas Trees Offer a Market Forecast With Few Surprises. [...]

Plantipp to Present Six Novelties at GrootGroenPlus ‘22

Plantipp to Present Six Novelties at GrootGroenPlus ‘22

Just a few more days and it's time for another year of GrootGroenPlus. From the 5th to the 7th of October, the Molenstraat in Zundert will be dressed for the theme ‘Grounded’, playing into current developments and in many different ways interesting for the industry. Adding to the theme of ‘Grounded’, Plantipp presents no less than six innovative novelties at the famous trade fair. ... Continue reading: Plantipp to Present Six Novelties at GrootGroenPlus ‘22. [...]

Aldi unveils eco-friendly building that could save customers even more

Can shopping get even less expensive at Aldi? With this new concept, it may be possible. The discount retail chain has opened what it calls a “new eco concept store” this week in Royal Leamington Spa, which will serve as a test kitchen of sorts in helping the supermarket and shoppers reduce carbon emissions. The […] The post Aldi unveils eco-friendly building that could save customers even more appeared first on Produce Business UK. [...]

South Africa table grape industry looks for improvements over 2020-21

Weeks ahead of the season’s first South African grape exports, South Africa’s table grape industry (SATI) released a strong statement on Sept. 22. Growers are expecting a much better season than the previous one. Last season was one of the toughest since the post-deregulation era two decades ago. Increases in production cost input, freight costs […] The post South Africa table grape industry looks for improvements over 2020-21 appeared first on Produce Business UK. [...]

Leading breeder’s contribution to Cotton Candy and other grape varieties

One of the most important produce breeders in the world is about to retire from his position at the University of Arkansas. The American Pomological Society is giving him an honor, as did the Arkansas Blackberry Growers Association. He already won the National Plant Breeders Association Impact Award. He has been named a Fellow of the American Society […] The post Leading breeder’s contribution to Cotton Candy and other grape varieties appeared first on Produce Business UK. [...]

Hurt by inflation and consumer change, Morrisons’ profits tumble during Q3

Could the news over the past month get any worse for retailer Morrisons? After being surpassed recently fourth place in the UK’s supermarket rankings by discount chain Aldi, Morrisons reported that its profits were less than half of what they were during the same period last year, tumbling to just £177m in the third quarter. […] The post Hurt by inflation and consumer change, Morrisons’ profits tumble during Q3 appeared first on Produce Business UK. [...]

European vegetable farms struggling with energy crisis

Vegetable producers in northern and western Europe are contemplating halting their activities because of the financial hit from the region’s energy crisis, Reuters reports. The publication recounts that surging power and gas prices will impact crops grown through the winter in heated greenhouses and those which need to be placed in cold storage. Tomatoes, peppers […] The post European vegetable farms struggling with energy crisis appeared first on Produce Business UK. [...]

A disturbing trend: An epidemic of indifference

I’ve observed a disturbing trend in retail produce operations. It’s not a completely new phenomenon, as it began to manifest itself before the pandemic. However, the pandemic had a profound effect, enabling it to strengthen and spread. In reviewing and visiting many retail operations over the past few months, something is definitely lacking in most […] The post A disturbing trend: An epidemic of indifference appeared first on Produce Business UK. [...]

Wholesale perspective: A happy, repeat grape consumer will continue to drive the business

In a week’s time, Tom Kovacevich probably sees more grapes than many retailers do in a lifetime. The president of T.M. Kovacevich-Philadelphia Inc. — better known simply as TMK Produce — Kovacevich operates nine units on the Philadelphia Wholesale Produce Market, and there are times TMK has over 100 combinations of grape offerings. At the 2022 Global […] The post Wholesale perspective: A happy, repeat grape consumer will continue to drive the business appeared first on Produce Business UK. [...]

Aldi’s year gets even better with three top retail awards

All is going well for Aldi, which is increasing its footprint across the UK, rising in the supermarket rankings and winning awards in the process. The discount retailer, fresh off a surge into the No. 4 slot ahead of rival Morrisons, recently took home three trophies at the Retail Industry Awards for environmental stewardship, online […] The post Aldi’s year gets even better with three top retail awards appeared first on Produce Business UK. [...]

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