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Americans blame retailers and restaurants for inflation pain, not farmers

- Analysis
When it comes to food, Americans have much warmer feelings for farmers than they do for retailers or restaurants.

Deloitte: Grocery shoppers crave convenience and fresh

- General News
Grocery retailers are working to navigate a new wave of change that is challenging their conventional business models. Stressors include emerging forms of competition, rising shopper expectations, and tightening consumer wallets.

Dole releases national banana survey

- General News
These are some of the ripe findings of a robust national survey conducted by OnePoll and commissioned by produce leader Dole Food Company in advance of April 17’s National Banana Day

Global Coalition of Fresh Produce launches second survey on production and trading costs and prices

- General News
The Global Coalition of Fresh Produce today launched its second global survey into the costs of fruit and vegetable production and trading, and the prices received by growers and intermediaries.

‘State of the Produce Manager’ report explores training, career pathing, job satisfaction, and more

- Retail
Retailers looking to better support and equip their produce managers have a new resource to explore: the first-ever State of the Produce Manager report, created by industry consultant Ashley Nickle.

Survey shows freight brokers mostly unfazed by industry challenges

- General News
The Bloomberg | Truckstop semi-annual freight broker survey shows brokers remain relatively optimistic about their prospects over the next six months in the face of weaker demand, falling rates and increased competition.

New study explores consumer food curiosity

- General News
Produce marketers: Keep it simple. The overwhelming majority of trendsetting food consumers are most interested in discovering recipes that can be prepped in less than 30 minutes.

Dunnhumby study finds 36% of U.S. families skipped meals due to finances

- General News
Thirty-six percent of U.S. families have skipped meals due to financial reasons in the last year according to the fourth wave of the dunnhumby Consumer Trends Tracker (CTT) released today.

Research shows shift away from online grocery shopping

- Retail
SymphonyAI Retail CPG, a SymphonyAI division, today released global shopper research that highlights a stark and rapid decline in online grocery shopping behavior, making business agility more imperative than ever.

Consumer demand drives restaurant evolution, reports Deloitte

- General News
More than three years after the pandemic turned the restaurant industry upside down, many dining preferences that emerged during that time seem to be here to stay.