The Future of Grocery: Online Grocery, Meal Kits, & Direct-to-Consumer Food

July 23, 2021 Packaged Facts

The U.S. food and beverage industry has been impacted heavily by COVID-19. In 2020, more consumers than ever before were deciding to order food and beverage items online to avoid grocery shopping in crowded stores, where they might be exposed to the COVID-19 virus.

New PFMA Podcast Highlights Trends and Innovations in Food Retail

Shelf Confidence, a new podcast launched by the Pennsylvania Food Merchants Association this week, focuses on trending and innovative initiatives in the food and beverage retail industry.

Sun World Expands Footprint in Australia

Sun World International LLC (Sun World), the global fruit genetics and licensing company, today announced it has added Fresh Produce Group of Australia (FPG) as a licensed grape grower/marketer in Australia.

Grimmway Farms Voluntarily Recalls Certain Retail-Packaged Carrots Due to Potential Salmonella Contamination

July 23, 2021 FDA

Grimmway Farms has voluntarily issued a recall of certain carrot products because they may have been contaminated with Salmonella.

Fortune Growers Expands its Strategic Alliances by Adding ec2ce’s Predictive Analytics Technology

July 23, 2021 Fortune Growers

Fortune Growers, a [LS1] leading broccoli producer in Mexico, and ec2ce, an agriculture technology company based in Spain, announced today their collaboration to deploy advanced predictive analytics in the broccoli sector in Mexico to improve operations by maximizing high quality products for the export market.