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United Fresh 2012: Produce consumers want engaged associates, and more organic and local fruit and vegetable options....More

ORLANDO, Fla. — Freshfields Farm, a meat and produce market based here, will build a second location in Jacksonville, Fla., reports said this week....More

YONKERS, N.Y. — In the wake of a new case of mad cow disease reported in California in April, Consumers Unio, has urged the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Food & Drug Administration to take new measures to prevent and to detect mad cow disease in U.S. beef and dairy cows....More

DALLAS — The economy may be slowly improving, but consumers still have less money to spend on food than before the recession....More

In the modern retail environment, shoppers are calling all the shots. Consumers have the ability to draw on a variety of resources when deciding how to fill their pantries, from online offers to considerations like customer service, convenience, price and product selection — and these shoppers have an increasing array of choices about where to spend their grocery budget, from drug stores and dollar stores to warehouse clubs....More

WASHINGTON — Organic product sales grew at a faster clip than conventionally produced items in 2011 with growth of 9.5% vs. 4.5%, show the findings of the Organic Trade Association’s 2012 Organic Industry Survey....More

CHICAGO — A longtime and noted food-desert researcher here took issue with an article in The New York Times this week quoting two new studies that undercut the connection between food deserts – neighborhoods lacking access to fresh foods -- and obesity....More

WASHINGTON — The United Fresh Produce Association has announced plans to join forces with the Food Marketing Institute’s Independent Operators Committee to offer special content targeted at independent supermarkets during this year’s co-located FMI and United Fresh trade shows in Dallas, April 30-May 3....More

BEND, Ore. — Newport Avenue Market never stands still. Indeed, that’s the core philosophy at this family-owned, upscale supermarket....More

FMI2012, United Fresh 2012 and AMI Expo 2012 schedules...More