Year: 2024

Partnership for a Healthier America and The Foundation for Fresh Produce Join Forces to Host First-Ever Produce for All Leadership Summit

June 13, 2024 The Foundation for Fresh Produce

Partnership for a Healthier America (PHA) and the International Fresh Produce Association’s Foundation for Fresh Produceco-hosted the first-ever Produce for All Leadership Summit at the Grand Hyatt in Washington DC. This invite-only event gathered 130 leaders from across the business, public, nonprofit, and philanthropic sectors to share knowledge and create an actionable plan to double produce consumption in communities around the United States. …

Side Delights Offers Shoppers Solutions as Consumer Dining Habits Drive Breakfast and Brunch Trends at Home

June 13, 2024 Fresh Solutions Network, LLC

As brunch experiences a revival in cities across the U.S., Side Delights® responds with cost-effective, healthy potato products and recipes for a social media-worthy meal for the morning or any time of day. …

Washington Fruit Growers Announces Second State-of-the-Art Cherry Packing Line at Washington Fruit & Produce

June 13, 2024 Washington Fruit Growers

Washington Fruit Growers is excited to announce plans for a second state-of-the-art cherry packing line at their Washington Fruit & Produce campus, set to be operational for the 2025 cherry season. This significant investment will expand the company’s packing capabilities, allowing for increased capacity to serve their growing needs from the field and customer base. We are excited to increase our capacity on fixed weight packages, clamshells and other customer driven demands. …

ShopOne and its JV Partners Acquire Publix at Mt. Zion in Georgia

June 13, 2024 ShopOne

ShopOne Centers together with its joint venture partners Pantheon and a leading global institutional investor, announced that they have acquired Publix at Mt. Zion in Morrow, Georgia, marking the fourth grocery-anchored neighborhood shopping center the JV has acquired in the Atlanta MSA. Strategically located at the dominant retail corner of the Southlake regional shopping corridor, the 79,031 square-foot, 98.9% leased asset is anchored by a seasoned Publix supermarket that has been operating at the property for more than 30 years. …

Don’t Call It an ‘Ethnic’ Grocery Store

June 13, 2024 Priya Krishna, The New York Times

Americans have become deeply enamored with Asian flavors: From April 2023 to April 2024, sales of items in the “Asian/ethnic aisle” in U.S. grocery stores grew nearly four times more than overall sales, according to the data analytics company Circana. …