Last week's recall of 36 million pounds of ground turkey served as a reminder that foodborne illness outbreaks are still a major problem for U.S. food suppliers and retailers. America's food supply may be...
The German government is currently enduring a lot of criticism for its handling of a foodborne illness outbreak. More than 2,300 cases of E. coli infection have been reported since early May, 16 people have died, and...
During his Tuesday presentation, Steve Lutz, executive vice president of the Perishables Group, said that in 2005, organic fruits and vegetables had 2.6% dollar share of the entire produce category. In 2010, it had a...
We cover the restaurant industry on a limited basis at SN. Trends started at restaurants generally make their way to supermarkets. Increasingly the opposite is true as well. And, there's something to be said for the ...
Del Monte Fresh Produce talked to me today about renewing their successful Teacher Monday: Cash for Classrooms program this year. Del Monte Fresh has been an ace at integrated marketing campaigns during the past...
This afternoon, I moderated a panel titled "Empowering Retail Staff as Ambassadors for the Grower-Shipper Story" at the Grower-Shipper Learning Center, and was joined by Kim Kirchherr, MS, RD, LDN, CDE, corporate...
Produce prices are on the rise, and consumers are responding by purchasing less in many popular categories. This was one of the themes of the session “What Loyalty Card Data Tells Us about Consumer Habits,” presented...
Here in New Orleans, the United Fresh Produce Association has just kicked off its annual trade show and convention. After arriving yesterday afternoon, I had the opportunity to attend one of the afternoon Super...
Last week, Greenpeace released its fifth “Carting Away the Oceans” report, and Safeway, North America’s second-largest supermarket chain, was ranked first among food retail chains for its ongoing efforts to source and...