IRI, which recently merged with The NPD Group, released a new report, November 2022 Price Check: Tracking Retail Food and Beverage Inflation, offering new insights into food inflation and its impact on consumer shopping behavior.

The report leverages point-of-sale data for November 2022 and includes data across U.S. food channels, including grocery, drug, mass market, military commissaries and select club and dollar stores, as well as e-commerce.

The latest data shows food and beverage prices in November 2022 increased by 0.3 percent compared to October. This increase is less than the 0.5

California Giant Berry Farms announced the appointment of Andrew “Andy” Rice as vice president of field operations and product supply, reporting to president, Joe Barsi. Rice will play a vital role in the California Giant field operations and growth throughout North America, South America and Mexico.  

Rice built his career at industry-leading berry companies, with a proven track record of managing large-scale berry production. Most recently, Rice oversaw 4,000 acres of berry production and close to 5,000 seasonal and fulltime employees in Central and Northern California. 

“Andy is an

Sprouts Farmers Market, one of the fastest growing retailers in the country, will host a national hiring event on Friday, Dec. 9 and Saturday, Dec. 10 all retail locations excluding Yuma, AZ. Sprouts has stores in 23 states with close to 400 locations.

Sprouts said its healthy approach to grocery shopping means potential team members should share a passion for the fresh, natural and organic products offered throughout the store. Those interested in positions will have the opportunity to walk-in and apply. On-site interviews will be conducted both days from 9 a.m. until 6 p.m. Interested

U.S. Customs & Border Protection officers at the Otay Mesa Cargo Facility in San Diego found over $3 million worth of methamphetamine hidden in a shipment of carrots.

On Dec. 1, at approximately 5:30 p.m., a 43-year-old truck driver applied for entry into the United States from Mexico. The driver, a valid border crossing card holder, was referred for further examination by CBP officers along with the tractor trailer and shipment.

At the inspection area a CBP human/narcotic detector dog screened the shipment and alerted CBP officers to the presence of narcotics within the pallets of carrots.

On Friday, Dec. 2, Wholesum, the Fair Trade-certified grower and shipper of organic farm-fresh vegetables based in Amado, AZ, celebrated 10 years of Fair Trade certification at its first-ever festival highlighting the themes of community, art and impact at its farm in Sonora, Mexico.

This was a celebration of the positive changes and growth the Fair Trade program has catalyzed in Wholesum’s farmworker community. The event titled, "Semillitas" (or "Little Seeds" in Spanish) captured the spirit of how the investments Wholesum makes today pays dividends for future generations.

The event brought

Yellow Banana, a retail grocery platform that owns and operates over 30 Save A Lot locations in the U.S., has partnered with Flashfood, a digital marketplace that provides customers with access to heavily discounted food nearing its best-by date. The food waste reduction app is now available at all Yellow Banana Save A Lot locations, expanding Flashfood's presence to Dallas and Jacksonville, FL, for the first time.

Yellow Banana is owned by 127 Wall Holdings, which was co-founded by Ademola Adewale-Sadik, Michael Nance and Walker Brumskine. The three met while earning JDs from Yale Law School