Tag: week in review

We're talking football, avocados, Aldi's massive workforce push, BC Tree Fruit's auction, and wrapping it up with...tennis?

Salad sales slump, Albertsons threatens layoffs if Kroger merger isn't approved, and mom was right - we DO have food at home.

Cucumbers are trending, Kroger is fighting back, and Loblaws is launching a new concept that has even fewer frills than No Frills, if that's possible.

Would a grocer really surge prices during peak hours? And what makes a good TikTok and business crossover?

Pamela's on vacation this week but that doesn't mean the news stops. GrubMarket acquired again, Buca di Beppo filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy, and Walmart's online grocery dominance continues.

Kroger's got a new label, Field & Vine, exclusively for USA-grown produce. Will it expand beyond berries?

Greg calls in from The Foodservice Conference in Monterey, but we're still talking As the Kroger Turns here at The Produce Reporter Headquarters.

Peaches are back, as is discussion of The Peach Truck. Pamela's rolling in stone fruit, and Greg says FreshEdge's newest acquisition is a little different for the company, but well within the business strategy.

Pamela calls in from the Organic Produce Summit, where labeling and QR codes were discussed, while Greg's got news of Kroger-Albertsons store divestitures.

Pamela and Greg are talking Organic Produce Summit, Salmonella outbreaks, and why Aldi is considering crownless pineapples.