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Health, At-Home Cooking Drive Produce Sales Up 11.4%

Department sales reached $69.6 billion in 2020, according to FMI–The Food Industry Association’s 2021 Power of Produce report.

Industry Partners

PMA, United Fresh Join Forces at Last

The boards of directors of the Produce Marketing Association and the United Fresh Produce Association have reached an agreement in principle to create a new global trade association.

Fresh Food

The Produce Item Posting Double-Digit Growth

By Christine LaFave Grace on Mar. 30, 2021

Tropical fruit rides immunity-boost sales trend.

Fresh Food

Kroger Expands Partnership With 80 Acres Farms to 316 Stores

By WGB Staff on Mar. 09, 2021

Locally grown salads and greens are expanding to Kroger units in Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky.

Fresh Food

Dole’s Global Transformation

By Jennifer Strailey on Feb. 19, 2021

Dole is off to a busy start to 2021, kicking off a malnutrition awareness campaign and launching a multi-million-dollar annual fund to fight food waste.

Fresh Food

Fields of Green: Organic Produce Sales, Volume Grew in 2020

By Christine LaFave Grace on Feb. 17, 2021

Packaged salads were No. 1 in terms of overall sales, while organic spices and herbs saw the greatest dollar growth in the category.

Retailers

Trader Joe’s Top Plant-Based Picks

By Jennifer Strailey on Jan. 14, 2021

The retailer talks winning products in plant-based during its latest podcast.

Fresh Food

What We Can Look Forward to in Produce in 2021

By Phil Lempert on Jan. 05, 2021

The Lempert Report: Agrofresh's recently launched machine-learning technology called FreshCloud aims to transform the management of fresh produce.

Fresh Food

What’s Hot in Winter Produce

By Tina Caputo on Dec. 01, 2020

Shoppers seek an immunity boost from fruits and veggies.

Industry Partners

Roger Pepperl to Retire After 40-Year Career in Produce

By WGB Staff on Dec. 01, 2020

The produce marketer and former retail buyer/merchandiser will retire Dec. 31 after 20 years with Stemilt and a 40-year career in produce.

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