Sprouts Farmers Market will launch FoodStorm, Instacart’s order management system, across all of the retailer’s 400-plus locations. The new partnership will help streamline Sprouts’ existing catering operations and modernize its holiday inventory management, ensuring a seamless holiday season experience for its customers and store team members.

“Sprouts is committed to providing a seamless customer experience across all facets of our business, and we’re thrilled to partner with our friends at Instacart to bring Foodstorm to Sprouts. This will give our customers a new and convenient way to

The Fresh Produce Association of the Americas was pleased with the success of its inaugural expo, a recent enhancement to the FPAA Convention, which just concluded its 54th consecutive year. Now known as the Southwest International Produce Expo, or SWIPE, the event, held at Loews Ventana Canyon Resort last week, attracted more than 500 attendees, buyers and exhibitors to Tucson, AZ.

Over the course of three days, buyers, growers, distributors and allied industry partners gathered for educational sessions, networking events, awards reception and multiple outdoor activities, including retail

Did you ever hear of a cloudberry? It’s among the rarest berries in the world. I learned all about this unusual berry from a friend in Norway. This rare golden-colored berry only grows in the high cloud altitudes of the Northern Hemisphere close to the Arctic Circle. Thus, it was named “cloudberry.”

Besides the cloudberry, there are over 400 varieties of berries. But four of the most popular varieties are regularly promoted in ads by retailers — strawberries, blueberries, raspberries and blackberries. That’s why most retailers prefer to promote them in weekly ads.

It took years — until the

As the year-long celebration of its 75th anniversary comes to a close, Lipman Family Farms challenged its employees to an initiative of donating 75,000 meals for the milestone. In just five weeks, the company far exceeded its goal, donating an impressive 260,455 meals, more than tripling the initial objective.

“Our company’s success over its 75-year tenure has always been due to people: our employees, our customers, and the communities we work with. We’re continuously inspired to be 'Good from the Ground Up' by providing healthy and safe produce that is accessible to all,” said Elyse Lipman

Geissler’s Supermarkets, a seven-store IGA retailer with locations in Connecticut and Massachusetts, and Instacart are partnering to bring Caper Carts, Instacart’s artificial intelligence-powered smart carts, to all Geissler’s locations, replacing a majority of its traditional shopping carts over the coming months.

Caper Carts use computer vision and AI to automatically identify items as they’re placed in the cart, and Geissler’s will deploy them to transform the traditional checkout experience, allowing customers to bag as they shop and pay from wherever they are in the store. Customers will

G&R Farms' Growing America's Farmers program has successfully raised over $50,000 this year to provide scholarships and grants for Future Farmers of America students nationwide. This adds to a seven-year total of nearly $400,000 total dollars raised. This remarkable achievement is a testament to the company's commitment to supporting the next generation of agricultural leaders.

Sam's Club was one of the many regional and national retailers that supported this promotion and its sales helped contribute over $16,000 to the cause. These funds were generated from a portion of the proceeds from G&R