Fruits and vegetables are foundational to healthy eating so much so that their underconsumption impedes the ability to achieve greater diet quality among all Americans as well as greater nutrition security among those with fewer resources. Inflation has further exacerbated this issue — between June 2021 and June 2022, the cost to build a healthy dietary pattern increased by 12.5 percent.

It is business 101 to think of sales as “the bottom line.” Yet are sales the only or even the best metric of performance in the produce industry? Or is progress toward achieving recommended stomach share for

The Foundation for Fresh Produce and Produce for Better Health Foundation will combine to further advance fruit and vegetable consumption in America and create the largest global community of advocates for produce.

“The produce industry has the potential to provide solutions to many of the greatest challenges we face, especially those around nutrition and hunger,” said Bruce Taylor, CEO of Taylor Farms and chair of the IFPA board of directors. “Combining the efforts and assets of these two organizations will continue to bolster our efforts to help the world see the importance of investing in

The International Fresh Produce Association will participate in the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health on Sept. 28 in Washington, DC, as IFPA looks to be part of an effort to eliminate hunger and reduce diet-related disease by 2030.  The conference comes after IFPA released its Fruit and Vegetable Moonshot, an eight-point plan on a national nutrition strategy, to the White House earlier this year.

Cathy Burns, IFPA’s chief executive officer, will give voice to the fresh produce industry alongside senior policy makers and industry and public health leaders at this historic

On the heels of a new report issued by the Bureau of Labor Statistics showing that the overall cost of groceries rose by 13.5 percent in the last year, Lidl US is introducing rotating price cuts on more than 100 items in all of its 170-plus stores.

Lidl will kick off the price-cutting campaign Sept. 28, which will continue throughout the Fall, with price drops on more than 100 everyday items rotating throughout the season. The company said its investment in lowering prices for its customers comes as inflationary pressures have led to sharp increases in food prices for many retailers

It’s no secret that Americans have been feeling the sting of high grocery costs for months. Aldi said record numbers of shoppers are heading to its stores rather than become accustomed to eyebrow-raising receipts at the end of every grocery trip.

"We’re pleased to share that in the past year we have welcomed more than 1 million new households into our stores and experienced double-digit sales growth, proving the Aldi experience is one that resonates," the company said in a statement.

The company said it creates a different kind of grocery experience by focusing only on providing high-quality

For Tammy Switucha, fresh produce food safety starts with a conversation — and having the right people at the table. Providing a safe space for such conversations is a key benefit of the Center for Produce Safety, she said.

Switucha is executive director of Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s Food Safety and Consumer Protection Directorate, and a CPS board director.

“CPS offers a safe place for industry stakeholders and regulators to discuss risks associated with fresh produce,” Switucha said. “I’m impressed with CPS’s commitment to consumer safety with the research we fund and do.”

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