Month: March 2014

Publix CEO Ed Crenshaw will be the keynote speaker at the Opening Breakfast General Session at the United Fresh 2014 convention in Chicago this June. Crenshaw will share his views on current and future trends in the supermarket retail industry, building upon his 40 years’ experience at Publix, and his role as a member of the Board and past chairman of the Food Marketing Institute, representing all of the retail supermarket industry. …

Dole Fresh Vegetables Inc. is recalling Dole brand Italian Blend salad from the marketplace due to possible Listeria contamination. Consumers should not consume the recalled product described below. …

The Philadelphia Wholesale Produce Market (PWPM) awarded its grand prize of a $6,500 shopping spree to Kings Food Markets, Parsippany, NJ on March 11, 2014.   Kings’ name was randomly selected from entrants who visited the PWPM booth at the New York Produce Show and Expo held December 11, 2013.  The $6,500 grand prize was sponsored by 13 participating merchants who each put up a $500 store credit to support purchases at the Philly Market. …