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Fresh Food

The latest developments and top trends in produce, meat, seafood, deli, bakery, cheese, floral and specialty and gourmet foods.

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In Detroit, a New Effort to Connect Indie Grocers to Their Communities

"Everything you see in a white, middle-class suburban neighborhood is what you need to see in the urban Black neighborhood—an abundance of healthy food and availability," says Rachael Dombrowski, co-director of the Great Grocer Project.

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AeroFarms to Go Public in SPAC Deal

The indoor produce grower said the SPAC deal would provide it with capital for geographic and category expansion.

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A Cut Above: Why Premiumization Will Outlast the Pandemic

By Christine LaFave Grace on Mar. 25, 2021

Shoppers have sought out more, and more expensive, proteins during the pandemic. But just because their restaurant visits will increase doesn't mean what they buy at the grocery store is likely to change, IRI analysts say.

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Acme, Safeway Add Bowery Indoor-Grown Greens

By WGB Staff on Mar. 24, 2021

Five indoor-grown SKUs from Bowery Farms are now in 275 stores operated by Albertsons' Mid-Atlantic division.

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Value-Added Meats: Meat Me in the Middle

By Christine LaFave Grace on Mar. 24, 2021

Consumers find value-added proteins a welcome mealtime solution at the crossroads of convenience and culinary discovery.

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Navigating the Age of ‘Seismic Shocks’

By Jennifer Strailey on Mar. 24, 2021

Walmart is a brilliant example of an Old World business behaving like an innovative tech startup, said global futurist Chris Riddell in his keynote speech during this year's virtual Annual Meat Conference.

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Meat Purchases Reach Record Highs

By Jennifer Strailey on Mar. 23, 2021

Meat sales soared by 20% from 2019 to 2020, finds the new Power of Meat report from FMI and the Meat Institute Foundation.

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Annual Meat Conference Reveals Top 10 Trends

By WGB Staff on Mar. 23, 2021

Anne-Marie Roerink, principal with 210 Analytics, breaks down the top 10 findings from the annual Power of Meat report, including product transparency, value-added offerings and online shopping.

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What Jumped Into Grocery Baskets in February

By Christine LaFave Grace on Mar. 23, 2021

Go fish: For at-home Valentine's dinners and Lenten fish Fridays, increasingly seafood-confident consumers added more fresh and frozen seafood to their carts in February.

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United Fresh Lauds House Passage of Farm Workforce Bill

By WGB Staff on Mar. 19, 2021

The Farm Workforce Modernization Act, identified as a top legislative priority for United Fresh this year, heads again to the Senate.

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