The produce industry — from growers to shippers to marketers to retailers — works tirelessly to put fresh fruits and vegetables onto consumer plates. Slowly but surely that hard work is paying off. According to insights from Circana’s recently released Future of Produce report, steady but nuanced growth for the fresh produce industry is expected through 2026. 

The new research projects dollar sales to rise approximately 2 percent year over year, while volume growth is expected to remain modest. This outlook underscores the continued influence of inflationary pricing and shifting category

Nature’s Love is an American brand created to offer fruits and vegetables available year-round, responding to the needs of a market that demands consistency, quality and trust.

Although its presence and focus are directed at the U.S. market, Nature’s Love has its roots in a Mexican corporation with extensive experience: Grupo Ganfer, a business group founded by the Gándara Fernández family, with more than 80 years of experience and leadership in various sectors, including agriculture, livestock, industry and services.

This structure allows Nature’s Love to operate with the backing of a solid

Allegiance Retail Services has expanded its partnership with Instacart. The expansion includes the introduction of Instacart’s Caper Carts at select Foodtown stores, alongside new omnichannel capabilities designed to unify Allegiance’s digital, loyalty and in-store experiences.

Storefront Pro — Instacart’s enterprise commerce platform — is now powering modern e-commerce capabilities across all Allegiance retailers, and bringing Carrot Ads retail media tools to these businesses. In stores, Instacart’s AI-powered Caper Carts are already live at Foodtown of Mt. Vernon, NY, Red Bank, NJ, and East

North Bay Produce announced a comprehensive rebrand. At the core of the rebrand is the farmer, a symbol that represents North Bay’s commitment to connection, cooperation and global reach. The farmers are not just the foundation of North Bay’s business — they are the business. As a global cooperative, owned by the very farmers who cultivate their renowned produce, they aim to create meaningful connections between consumers and the people who feed their families and the world.

In a transformative move and to help better tell its story, North Bay has integrated an innovative augmented reality (AR)

Instacart is returning to the world's biggest stage with its second Super Bowl commercial. The 30-second spot introduces Instacart’s latest in-app product innovation, Preference Picker, which gives customers an easy way to select their banana ripeness. In the months ahead, Instacart will explore expanding Preference Picker to additional categories, such as options to select avocado ripeness.

Instacart is spotlighting bananas in its Super Bowl LX commercial because they are the No. 1 selling product on Instacart, with more than 1.8 billion bananas delivered to date. Bananas also have the most

In the world of produce logistics, Red Lab stands out for its youthful energy coupled with its willingness to tackle challenges head-on in this highly competitive and demanding field.

Founded in 2019 by University of South Carolina classmates Nick Macuch, Toby Skarke and Addison Miles, the company grew out of early exposure to the logistics world.

Macuch and Skarke gained hands-on experience working as operational assistants at a brokerage. Those formative years revealed not only how freight moves, but how easily things can fall apart without the right people behind the scenes.

“We saw logistics