Produce

Technology

Invafresh names Will Hansmann chief technology officer

Hansmann previously served in the same role at global supply chain company project44

Fresh Food

Kroger to ramp up distribution with vertical grower 80 Acres Farms

About 1,000 stores to offer brand's indoor-farmed produce, with grab-and-go meal items also upcoming.

Veteran CPG executive brings decades of food industry experience to leading global avocado supplier.

The compartment-based, build-your-own children’s meals have added fresh fruit for the first time, through a partnership with Del Monte.

SHOPP Act aims to extend SNAP-related nutrition incentives to fruit and vegetable purchases from the freezer.

The boxes, which feature locally sourced, in-season produce sold exclusively through Giant Delivers, will be available through September.  

Billed as the “world’s most technologically advanced indoor vertical farm,” the Plenty Compton Farm is designed to grow up to 4.5 million pounds of leafy greens per year in one city block.

Price gap widens between conventional and organic fruit and vegetables.

The collaboration offers a $15 promo code that can be redeemed up to 12 times over the course of six months on items such as fresh and frozen fruits and vegetables.

Produce sales decreased on a per-pound basis in 2022 as consumers looked for value in in the fruit and vegetable department, according to the 2023 Power of Produce report from FMI - The Food Industry Association.

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