SpartanNash recently celebrated the grand opening of its first small-format Supermercado Nuestra Familia. At nearly 14,000 square feet, the store is designed for fast, easy shopping — offering the authentic Hispanic products and cultural experiences shoppers expect with the added benefit of convenience. 

The Supermercado Nuestra Familia — located in Omaha, NE — is strategically situated near community schools and directly on a bus route, offering families convenient access for quick shopping trips before or after school and work.

“Our newest Supermercado Nuestra Familia location reflects how we

As the produce industry settles into the new year, retailers are facing a familiar reality: a crowded inbox full of trend reports, forecasts and predictions released over the past several weeks.

From flavor exploration and global influences to evolving wellness priorities and shifts in consumer behavior, the volume of insight is significant. The challenge now is not access to information, but knowing what to do with it.

Trend fatigue: it’s a thing. From explorations of flavors and textures to reports on consumer psychology, wellness and dietary behaviors, we have a lot of information, but less

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the U.S. Department of Agriculture released the 2025–30 Dietary Guidelines for Americans on Jan. 7. The International Fresh Produce Association said it appreciated the continued recognition of fruits and vegetables as central to healthy dietary patterns and the focus on reversing diet-related chronic disease.  

“Today’s Dietary Guidelines reinforce the critical role fruits and vegetables play in overall health,” said IFPA Vice President of Nutrition and Health Mollie Van Lieu. “Scientific evidence consistently shows that fruits and vegetables

Online registration for the 2026 Canadian Produce Marketing Association’s Convention and Trade Show, taking place April 28-30 in Toronto is now open.

CPMA's annual trade show is Canada’s largest event dedicated to the fresh fruits and vegetable industry and this year’s edition promises to be the biggest show to date. The event will be held at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre (South Building) and will feature over 700 booths representing more than 300 companies from around the world, including major growers, packers-shippers, wholesalers, retailers, brokers, importers-exporters, foodservice

Avocados From Mexico is rewriting the big game playbook with the launch of Prediction Pit, its boldest digital AI activation yet. This immersive AI experience lets fans step "inside the game," interacting directly with Guac Guru Rob Riggle to predict plays, games and outcomes and get custom recipe inspiration in real time — all while dipping into fresh, delicious guac.

In preparation for the launch, the comedian spent time on set with Avocados From Mexico to capture content that advanced AI technology pros then used to produce a hyper-realistic, digital form of himself. The result? An avatar

A federal appeals court has ruled in favor of Natural Grocers, the Center for Food Safety and other plaintiffs challenging U.S. Department of Agriculture rules under the Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard Act. Natural Grocers led the lawsuit to uphold consumers' right to clear, accurate and easily accessible information about their food.

The decision overturns three major loopholes that plaintiffs argued would have kept consumers in the dark:

•  GMO vs. Bioengineered: Retailers and brands may use the name GMO, which consumers widely recognize. Previous USDA rules focused on the exclusive use