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Oct 14, 2024 · Clemens Food Group Moving Portion of Kunzler Production out of Lancaster. After Lancaster-based Kunzler & Company was purchased by Clemens Food Group back in May, the company announced it will move the plant out of Lancaster, [...] Jim Prevor, Industry Icon and Maverick Thought-Leader, Passes Away. Boca Raton, FL – We are deeply saddened to ...
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It offers an integrated solution, so retail grocers can procure produce, and manage costs and quality. Procurant serves retailers, including Albertson’s and Associated Food Stores (AFS). Online grocery shopping is expected to grow from 17% to 24% of retailer business by 2027, according to a 2022 Wharton School study.
The Difference At Dave’s Fresh Marketplace - Produce Business
Dave’s hands-on produce team includes two merchandisers who are in the stores every day in different locations. “There are scheduled seasonal changes with the weather and holidays, but our produce team takes their departments very seriously and are consistently moving items to create visually pleasing display and encourage incremental sales,” he says.
Six Fresh Produce Transportation Challenges Looming
Oct 8, 2024 · Trucking also serves as the essential “first and last mile” transport to other modes such as rail, sea and air. Looking ahead, here are six challenges in produce transportation for this fall and into 2025: 1. AVAILABILITY. Produce has always been the most challenging aspect of the transportation industry, as it’s truly a “just in time ...
Eastern Apples: Great Crop, But Marketing Challenge
Among the biggest apple producing states, New York is preparing for a larger-than-usual harvest. The New York Apple Association (NYAA), Fishers, NY, predicts the state will produce 32,500-32,700 bushels of apples this year. Michael Wallace, director of communications, Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Service, Richmond, VA, says ...
Keeping It Fresh In The Motor City - Produce Business
Dec 20, 2021 · SOURCING PRODUCE. Distributors, retailers and foodservice companies purchase fresh produce at the Detroit Terminal Market, located at 7201 W. Fort St. Much of the produce consumed in Detroit comes from there, and has since 1929. Consolidation means only eight wholesalers are left, yet volume remains high.
Celebrating 75 Years of Good From the Ground Up
Jan 24, 2024 · Originally printed in the May 2023 issue of Produce Business. Lipman Family Farms, Immokalee, FL, has grown into one of the nation’s largest integrated network of growers, fresh-cut processors and distributors of fresh produce. And, as it celebrates its 75th anniversary this year, the now-international, family-owned company emphasizes its ...
Florida Fall Produce - Produce Business
Nov 5, 2024 · Justin Rowe, produce category business manager at Tops Markets, Buffalo, NY, says in the fall, Tops Markets offers Florida produce, including green peppers, zucchini, yellow squash and cucumbers, as well as citrus in October and strawberries in November. “All of these categories are very important to our produce department,” he says.
Shoppers demand apples year-round - Produce Business
This figures into opportunities for imports to fill the gap, especially this year. According to USApple, some 5% of apples consumed in the U.S. are imported. Based on U.S. Department of Agriculture data updated January 19, 2022, the dollar value of apple imports to the U.S. in 2020-2021 was $165.7 million. Of this, Chile supplied nearly half ...
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