Natural Grocers, one of the largest family-operated organic and natural grocery retailers in the U.S., launched its personalized shopping experience designed with the individual customer in mind.

The company expanded free educational services with knowledgeable and friendly personalized shopping sessions.

Whether customers are new to Natural Grocers, have special dietary needs or want to learn about why quality standards matter — a knowledgeable and friendly Nutritional Health Coach will guide them as they shop, offering expert  product knowledge and recommending products to support their

Winn-Dixie is helping customers stretch their grocery budget by lowering prices on more than 150 everyday items. Through the grocer’s “Down Down” program, customers can save more than 15 percent on average at their neighborhood store.

Discounted products for the spring season include fresh produce and dairy items, pantry staples, frozen appetizers and meals, family favorite snacks, health and beauty products and essential household cleaning supplies. Items included in the “Down Down” program are updated each season, giving shoppers more saving opportunities on their favorite products

Family is a word often used around the produce industry these days and for good reason. Many successful farm companies today come from families who have built their legacy over the years, passing it from one generation to the next. In Mexico, Divine Flavor’s grower group is no different, and each of the growers the company works with today has ties to the produce distributor through family history.

Divine Flavor is currently harvesting in west Mexico in the state of Culiacan, a region that significantly complements its principal growing region in Sonora with Grupo Alta. There the company has

Despite all of the weather challenges the past few months, the berry market will eventually open up. The winter storms and colder temperatures held back berry growth in many regions; however, the spring sunshine along with warmer days will soon have the berry growth flourishing and the supplies readily available for some great promoting.

Plan to set up a regular everyday berry display at the foot of the produce department where it will represent the freshness of spring berries. Create an attractive visual display that can immediately draw shoppers over to it and make several purchases of each

Through its simple and effective application method, HarvestHold Fresh by Verdant Technologies is helping the fresh produce industry reimagine supply chains with longer lasting fruits and vegetables. The company’s latest success has come with cucumbers, where HarvestHold Fresh has shown delayed yellowing and reduced shriveling, resulting in extended shelf life.

After conducting trials to support commercialization, Verdant Technologies is now partnering with SunFed, based in Rio Rico, AZ, that shares the same passion for delivering the highest quality fruits and vegetables.

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Careit, a Los Angeles-based free food donation and rescue app that connects businesses to nonprofits to combat hunger, is now available nationwide in all 50 states. The app provides a free online marketplace that makes it easy for restaurants, caterers, food distributors, corporations, grocery stores and more to donate surplus food and goods directly to local nonprofits. Available nonprofits claim the food, arrange for transport and track the donation’s details and weight, all from within the Careit app.

With impending cuts of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program’s COVID-era benefits set