Month: August 2017

Produce, a category that outpaces total store sales at $63 billion, increased in dollars 3.3 percent and grew in volume 2.6 percent over the 52 weeks ending March 19. Food Marketing Institute’s (FMI) Power of Produce 2017 identified the catalysts for growth and increased trips as primarily due to produce purchases among millennial shoppers and purchases of more value-added, organic and branded items. …

The United Fresh Washington Conference Celebrate Fresh Opening Reception will take place Monday, September 18, 2017 in one of the most historic rooms in the nation’s capital: the Kennedy Caucus Room of the Russell Senate Office Building. …

Haggen Food and Pharmacy awarded produce sales manager Lee Reynolds the Passion for Produce Award, celebrating his 50 years of service in the grocery industry. Forty-five of those years have been with Haggen. The award was presented by Jerry Callahan, vice President of Produce for Albertsons, the parent company of Haggen. …

Zespri won the Supreme Award as well as Exporter of the Year at the AmCham-DHL Awards in Auckland tonight, recognising the investment made to grow kiwifruit sales across the United States. …

Costco Wholesale Canada Ltd. is recalling Gold Coast brand Broccettes – Broccoli Florettes from the marketplace due to possible E. coli O26 contamination. Consumers should not consume the recalled product described below. …