Food Lion launched its annual three-week Food Lion Feeds Orange Bag campaign in stores and online, inviting customers to directly support efforts of addressing food insecurity in their local communities. Food Lion Feeds will provide a minimum of 2 million meals to neighbors experiencing hunger through this yearly initiative. 

Since the campaign began in 2019, customers have helped provide more than 25.8 million meals through the sale of specially marked orange bags and cash donations. The campaign runs through March 18 and benefits Feeding America and local partner food banks throughout Food

RedLine Solutions, an industry leader in produce inventory and traceability solutions based in Santa Clara, CA, announced the release of Produce Traceability Integrity: Closing the Gaps for a Safer Supply Chain, a new book by Todd Baggett, CEO and renowned traceability expert.

This essential guide provides a comprehensive exploration of produce traceability, offering actionable insights to help companies achieve FSMA 204 compliance, strengthen food safety and optimize operational efficiency.

As an influential member of the Produce Traceability Initiative Leadership Committee and co-chair of

The strong high-pressure system over the West Coast will begin to move out of the area today as a series of low-pressure systems roll into California into early next week. This will bring a return to seasonal temperatures following over a week of unseasonably warm weather. While heavy rain is not expected with these systems, some light to moderate rain and cooler temperatures are forecast across the entire region. As these cold fronts pass to the north of the Southwestern desert growing regions strong winds are expected across these fields with a Santa Ana wind event impacting Southern

One-on-one meetings are getting skipped to save a few hours and increase productivity, but it’s having the opposite effect on teams.

For most managers, stepping into a leadership role comes with a common challenge: cultivating team connection and communication.

In the fast-paced produce industry, nobody likes wasting time. Most leaders are top performers who excel at executing tasks and producing results. This results-driven mindset is what lands them the role but can make it difficult to connect with a new team.

In an effort to increase productivity, one-on-one meetings often fall to the

Dollar General has opened a distribution center in North Little Rock, AR. The state-of-the-art facility supports the distribution of the company’s traditional supply chain, its DG Fresh network that provides perishable products to stores and the DG Private Fleet.

The building is approximately 1 million square feet, represents an approximate $160 million investment in Pulaski County, and is expected to create approximately 300 new jobs at full capacity.

Oftentimes it can be beneficial to promote certain seasonal produce items ahead of your competition. Normally corn displays are initially set up, advertised and launched around the end of March into April.

There’s an old proverb that states, “the early bird gets the worm,” and now can be an ideal time to do just that with sweet corn.

Current corn supplies are good with excellent quality. There is a fairly light demand with a steady market right now out of central and south Florida. Corn out of Mexico is moderate with a slightly lower market.

Merchandising tips: This is a good time to