Tag: covid-19

Overall retail pricing for bananas in the U.S. has increased 2 cents per pound in 2020 compared to the year before, but that doesn’t tell the story of wild swings from week-to-week and from region to region.

As the domestic plum season hits its peak in Mid-July, retail volume is up with dollars flat. The latest retail scan data from IRI Worldwide shows plum volume up 14% in the week ending July 12, with dollars flat, up slightly at 0.7%.

Retail cauliflower sales have slowed compared to early in the pandemic, though sales continue to post double-digit year-over-year growth.

The new research presented by Datassential included not only consumer perceptions and preferences, but also foodservice operator surveys.

The foodservice distribution industry collectively experienced more than $12 billion in uncollected debts as restaurants and other facilities shutdown in response to the global pandemic and were not able to pay their distributors.

Father’s Day excepted, fruit had its strongest week since mid June, at +6.5% over last year.

While many restaurant operators have been challenged with the shutdown and gradual reopening, some chains have taken the challenges in stride, by turning them into opportunities to streamline the business.

Anne-Marie Roerink and I are back to talk about consumer trends amid the COVID-19 crisis. This week we have the latest sales numbers, and how July 4 was surprisingly strong, despite the single-digit growth. 

While frozen and canned fruits and vegetables still show higher year-over-year dollar gains, fresh produce is now back up to a pre-pandemic share of dollars.

Oranges have proven impulse-proof week after week. How can we give the rest of the department the boost it needs?