Whole Foods Places New Limits On Suppliers, Upsetting Some Small Vendors

Whole Foods Markets is placing new limits on how products are sold in its stores and asking suppliers to help pay for the changes, riling some mom-and-pop vendors that have long depended on the grocer for visibility and shelf space.

Sprouts Expands Home Delivery Through Partnership With Instacart

January 9, 2018 Sprouts Farmers Market

Sprouts, which currently offers home delivery in eight cities across the country, will roll out the Instacart service to markets in phases, starting with select zip codes in Phoenix and Tucson, Arizona today. Additional markets will be announced at a later date.

Attendee Registration For Organic Produce Summit 2018 Now Open

January 9, 2018 The Organic Produce Summit

General attendee registration for the third annual Organic Produce Summit is now open on the OPS website. OPS 2018 is slated for July 11-12 at the newly renovated Monterey Conference Center in Monterey, CA.  The event features a series of educational breakout sessions, keynote presentations and a sold-out exhibit floor featuring 130 producers of organic fresh produce. 

US Highbush Blueberry Council Seeks Nominees For Regional Member Positions

The U.S. Highbush Blueberry Council (USHBC) is seeking nominees to fill Regional Member and Alternate positions. The nomination period will begin on January 22, 2018. Current USHBC Regional Member and Alternate terms for the Western, Midwest, Northeast and Southern regions will expire on December 31, 2018.

Costa Rica Anticipates Continuing Growth In 2018

January 9, 2018 PROCOMER

Building on several years of increasing produce exports, Costa Rica foresees a strong 2018 as exporters continue to offer an increasingly diverse supply of produce items as well as the capacity to meet new regulatory requirements.