The New York Apple Association is rolling out 600 king buses advertising "The Big Flavor in The Big Apple" to spread the word that their delicious New York state apples are hitting local grocers. These buses will traverse the city for two and a half months, bringing the excitement and goodness of New York apples to every corner of the city.

"New York City is an incredibly vibrant pedestrian market, and we are eager to engage with residents and visitors. Our deliberate focus on utilizing a large number of buses is a powerful way to communicate to consumers that New York apples are flavorful

In the aftermath of the devastation from Hurricane Helene growers in the Southeast will continue to assess damage across the numerous regions. Farming operations from Florida to Tennessee have been impacted by this system. Areas of Tennessee and North Carolina are dealing with catastrophic flooding and power outages along with road and infrastructure damage. 

The remaining fall dry vegetable crops, especially the tomato crops, in these regions are likely a complete loss. There are many regional farming operations that have been impacted and it will take some time for crop assessments to take

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Smart Packaging Industries AS and the Royal NNZ Group BV announced a strategic global collaboration that they say will revolutionize packaging solutions for fruit and vegetables in Europe, South Africa and North America. 

The partnership combines SPI's expertise and global patent in innovative packaging with NNZ's extensive distribution network and market understanding to deliver cutting-edge solutions to the global fruit and vegetable market.

According to the companies, the collaboration will result in a new generation of packaging products that meet the increasing demands for quality

While lower income households remain Walmart’s core online grocery customer segment, a growing base of affluent households played a vital role in driving Walmart’s strong growth through the first half of 2024 due to higher order frequency and higher spending than other customer segments, according to a report created by Brick Meets Click and sponsored by Mercatus.

The report dives deep into users of four major formats/banners — Supermarkets, Walmart, Target and Hard Discount — to analyze how household penetration, spending and order frequency for eGrocery have shifted between the first half

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at Pharr International Bridge seized more than $17.4 million in methamphetamine in a single enforcement action. The seizure occurred Sept. 28 when a CBP officer referred a tractor trailer hauling a shipment of coconuts for secondary inspection.

“Our frontline CBP officers continue to maintain a robust enforcement posture in the cargo environment and by effectively utilizing their training, experience, technology and canines they prevented a massive load of methamphetamine from wreaking havoc on our streets,” said Port Director Carlos Rodriguez

An independent survey of SNAP consumers demonstrated that grocery delivery increases access to nutritious food, saves valuable time and makes it easier for consumers to purchase affordable meals. DoorDash announced SNAP/EBT availability with new merchants nationwide, saying more than 1.8 million consumers have added their SNAP/EBT cards to DoorDash in the past year.

A full 78 percent of surveyed SNAP recipients say they prefer to use their benefits for grocery delivery rather than using them in-store.

• Consumers use grocery delivery because they have difficulty accessing transportation to