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

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Seeing Green: Why Vertical Farm Kalera Sought a SPAC Deal for Growth

 By Christine LaFave Grace on Feb. 15, 2022

"We have a very aggressive rollout strategy," COO Austin Martin says, "and we believe that being first is important in having access to the deep equity markets here."

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Indoor Farmer Soli Organic to Expand Its Acreage

By Abbey Lewis on Feb. 10, 2022

The Rockingham, Va.-based company to build a soil-based controlled environment farm in the Seattle area—the second of eight new facilities planned.

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Price-Sensitive Shoppers Are Buying Less Meat, Poultry and Dairy

By Christine LaFave Grace on Feb. 09, 2022

Higher prices in the store perimeter are driving basket changes, Symphony Retail AI finds.

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Ultrafast Grocery Players Target Food Waste

By WGB Staff on Jan. 26, 2022

Users of the Too Good To Go app can sign up to receive a "Surprise Bag" from grocers containing surplus baked goods, prepared foods, produce and more at one-third of the retail price of the items.

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Deli, a Dark-Horse Winner in 2021, Looks Ahead

By Christine LaFave Grace on Jan. 25, 2022

Meat's more expensive, but consumers can still make a satisfying sandwich. Here's where deli is standing out.

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Vertical Farm Fifth Season Grows in Ohio

By Christine LaFave Grace on Jan. 20, 2022

The Pittsburgh-based grower, which supplies to Kroger and Giant Eagle, among other retailers, will build its second farm in Columbus, Ohio.

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Wholesale Food Prices Ease a Bit After a Bruising Year

By Christine LaFave Grace on Jan. 13, 2022

Food suppliers' prices were up nearly 13% overall in 2021, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Jan. 13, while December saw a small respite in pricing for beef, pork and produce.

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Meat Sweats? Meat Volumes Feel the Heat of Inflation

By Christine LaFave Grace on Jan. 12, 2022

Volume sales of fresh meat at retail slid 7% for all of 2021 as the average price per pound across the meat department was 14% higher in December than it was at the end of 2020.

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Three tips for taking advantage of lamb’s extraordinary growth

Sponsored content from our partner Meat & Livestock Australia on Jan. 10, 2022

The ongoing boom in meat sales has cultivated many success stories, but perhaps none are shining brighter than lamb. In fact, lamb sales dollars outgrew the meat case by 98%[1]— nearly double the rate...

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Farmer Focus CEO on White House's Moves to Support Smaller Meat Producers

By Christine LaFave Grace on Jan. 07, 2022

A sixth-generation family farmer shares what it was like having an audience with the President this month on the issue of supply-chain challenges and competition in the country's meat production industry.

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