Healthy Family Project will close out 2022 with more than $238,000 raised through retail and digital cause marketing programs pushing the total raised since 2002 to more than $7.5 million for charities that support families. The organization leveraged social media,video content and digital shopper marketing to reach nearly 30 million families this year.

“The Healthy Family Project team strives to stay ahead of trends in the cause marketing space by continuously reviewing and analyzing new ways to share the healthy eating message with families,” said John Shuman, founder of Healthy Family

We have been getting field information over the past several weeks reporting lighter to below normal product supplies. For the most part limited supplies are still being buffeted by inclement weather conditions. The desert crops have been delayed because of colder temperatures that are slowing down growth.

Broccoli, cauliflower, lettuce, celery and strawberries are just a few of the items that are in a tight supply. Some lower costs have started to show relief. Even though crops were tighter, retail buyers and directors managed to keep the product rolling into the stores while produce

FreshDirect announced its top food trends picks for 2023. Leveraging the company’s 20-year history of pioneering online grocery delivery of fresh, expertly sourced, high-quality food, FreshDirect’s expert team of food, wine and spirit specialists curated the annual list which forecasts up-and-coming products, ingredients and influences.

“Led by our best-in-class merchant team, FreshDirect is consistently on the pulse of what’s trending and what’s to come in the online grocery marketplace,” said Scott Crawford, chief merchandising officer of FreshDirect. “Our extensive and long-standing

Boston is a city that is clearly committed to promoting quality fresh produce — for the benefit of growers and for the city’s residents.

Earlier this year, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu announced the creation of GrowBoston: Office of Urban Agriculture, with a mission to increase food production throughout Beantown; develop and implement innovative food production strategies; provide technical assistance to prospective and existing gardens and farms; and develop food production resources for gardeners, farmers, and other residents.

Boston also promotes urban farming, which gives people in the city

Meijer checkout lanes and parking lot pickup spaces were the backdrop for many tears of joy and relieved expressions as the retailer celebrated its ninth annual Very Merry Meijer event by surprising hundreds of customers with a special holiday shopping spree. Meijer Store Directors and Executives surprised one in-store customer with a $1,000 shopping spree and two Meijer Pickup customers with $250 coupons along with gift bags full of Meijer products in each of the retailer's 262 stores across the Midwest.    

"For most families, the holidays are a time for celebrating traditions, and our

The Peterson family announced the addition of Fresh Innovations California LLC, to the Peterson Farms Family of Companies. Fresh Innovations California, located in Stockton, CA, specializes in organic and conventional fresh-cut apple slices, under the brand Prize Slice, supplying schools and retail throughout the United States.

The addition of Fresh Innovations California, LLC to the Peterson Farms Family of Companies allows strategic expansion of fresh-cut processing capabilities to customers on the West Coast. With this addition and the existing fresh-cut apple slices facilities of Peterson