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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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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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Taking High Tech to the Fresh Department in 2022

By Christine LaFave Grace on Jan. 03, 2022

Afresh CEO Matt Schwartz shares how retailers can be smarter in the year ahead.

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Wholesale Fruit and Vegetable Prices Soared in November

By Christine LaFave Grace on Dec. 14, 2021

Fresh fruits and vegetables saw large month-to-month price increases in November, while beef wholesale prices edged up again after dipping in October.

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Polish Meat and Poultry is Coming to America

By Jennifer Strailey on Dec. 09, 2021

The Eastern European country's Union of Producers and Employers of the Meat Industry (UPEMI) shares message of quality and sustainability.

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Meat Muscles Through Inflation to Sustain Strong Sales

By Jennifer Strailey on Dec. 03, 2021

Meat has proven one of grocery’s most dynamic departments in the last year. Consumer experimentation with cuts, value-add and exotics is more pronounced than ever, despite rising prices and a decrease in promotional activity.

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Health and Indulgence Both Winning in Dairy

By WGB Staff on Dec. 01, 2021

Yogurt and dairy desserts managed to grow both dollar sales and volume sales vs. the year-ago period in October.

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