Club Stores: Others Adopting the Model
Regional and online bulk-product retailers are also using strategies of the major club stores.
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Grimmway acquires San Miguel Produce, expanding fresh-cut business
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Conference recognizes Food-as-Medicine progress in retail
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Mexican ag exports grow in early 2024
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Honeybear Brands now shipping proprietary Honeymoon apples
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IFPA opens registration for Washington Conference, which moves to June
Registration is now open for IFPA’s 2024 The Washington Conference, June 10-12 in Washington, D.C. Produce and floral’s most influential public policy event moves to June to better align with the Congressional calendar and influence policymakers ahead of the election.
Club Stores: Differentiation within the channel
For the most part, the top three warehouse chains have similar strategies and tactics, and proximity is one of the main reasons consumers choose one chain over another. But there are some differences.
Mann Packing unveils campaing to protect Broccolini trademark
Mann Packing Co., Inc. – a subsidiary of Fresh Del Monte, Inc., and one of the largest suppliers of packaged vegetables in North America – is launching Real Mann’s Broccolini, an informational campaign to educate consumers, chefs, and restauranteurs about the trademark status of the term Broccolini and to protect the company’s trademark for its baby broccoli – the first of its kind worldwide, with a distinctive taste and texture.
IFPA’s USDA testimony supports access to critical crop inputs
Leveraging industry expertise and data provided by IFPA’s Organics Committee, the association provided feedback to the NOSB Spring Agenda
