Labor Day marks the unofficial end of summer, and some retailers have started getting into the fall spirit by highlighting apples on social media.
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As “local” has exploded as one of the top attributes consumers look for in all kinds of food — but especially produce — retailers and their customers have come up with widely varying definitions of what can be consid...
Supermarket executives and employees have not been immune to the Ice Bucket Challenge, which asks participants to dunk themselves with ice water and post social media videos in order to raise money and awareness for ...
Whenever a food recall garners national media attention, as the stone fruit recall from Wawona Packing Company has this week, many consumers only hear the part about “don’t eat peaches.”
An article on AOL went so fa...
Retailers are bragging on social media about being named the “best” or “favorite” by local shoppers.
Readers of the Albany Times Union voted Price Chopper Supermarkets the “best supermarket” in New York’s Capital Re...
Who says Americans don’t care about soccer? Retailers across the country are betting on the World Cup with contests, events and other promotions.
Tops partnered with Coca-Cola to donate soccer balls to local schools...
Over 90% of produce cases coming from Walmart's suppliers are now labeled with PTI standard labels, executives said in a discussion on PTI progress on the show floor. That's up from just over 20% in November 2013 whe...
Retailers can enhance their local produce programs through branding and attention to food safety, panelists said in the retail-foodservice super session called “Beyond the Buzz: Exploring the Opportunities and Challe...
Providing more information to customers and store employees is a good way to set apart your produce department from the competition, winners of the United Fresh Produce Manager Awards Program agreed in a panel discus...
Publix's success is based on the exceptional relationships it has with customers, suppliers and employees, CEO Ed Crenshaw said at the United Fresh Opening Breakfast General Session on Wednesday.
“At Publix, buildin...