Tag: week in review

Pamela's on vacation but the Week in Review must go on. Save Mart has a new owner, Independence Day BBQ parties cost more and consumers are getting fed up with inflation, but many retailers are promoting big sales for the holiday.

Pamela's got the (peach) tea on the beef between Kroger and The Peach Truck, avocados and mangos are stuck in a political snare

Greg recaps his week in Washington, D.C., at The Washington Conference, while Pamela's been handling the avocado ups and downs at the news desk this week.

Dollar Tree is buying 99 Cents Only...Pamela wonders if it could possibly mean they'll carry fresh produce? Greg's prepping for The Washington Conference, now in June, and Pairwise made a deal with Bayer -- a huge expansion of CRISPR greens.

Red Lobster is bankrupt with more than a hundred thousand creditors, but was it the endless shrimp to blame? And grocers appear to be bringing down prices.

Organic produce is leading the charge with record organic sales in the U.S., according to the Organic Trade Association. Schnucks is discontinuing Eatwell, and Pamela thinks it's because consumers are looking for Aldi more than a niche high-end grocer.

We're talking Bolthouse, GrubMarket, and AI in this week's review of the top stories in The Produce Reporter.

Greg calls in from a busy week in Phoenix, with back-to-back International Fresh Produce Association conferences, and Pamela's got news about Getir, Fresh Direct, and trading out at restaurants.

Pamela calls in from CPMA in Vancouver, and Greg has news from the Kroger/Albertsons merger. Hear what trends are top of mind for the Canadian produce industry.

Pamela tries to explain what's going on with the Tomato Suspension Agreement -- hopefully a little less confusing than the OTHER TSA. And in retail news we've got Wawa, Wegmans, SpartanNash, Aldi, Hy-Vee all making moves.