Consistent with its commitment to deliver the highest quality produce, United Natural Foods Inc. has implemented new technologies and processes to enable the company to shorten certain delivery times by over a day and harness the full potential of UNFI data points to deliver fresher produce to its customers. These efforts have proven successful as UNFI has grown its produce sales ahead of industry growth even as retail produce industry numbers move with inflation.

To help UNFI deliver the freshest product to its customers, the company redesigned its produce sourcing strategy by consolidating

With inflationary pressures not seen in decades, many shoppers are rethinking nearly every one of their purchases. Food retailers are trying their best to figure out how to keep their customers happy while meeting the bottom line. Weis Markets seems to have found a formula that works. While most stores have been forced to increase prices to keep pace, Weis Markets actually lowered them.

"We are mindful of inflation’s impact on our customers and continue to promote the value of our private brands along with the fuel and retail product savings available through our Weis Rewards program. In May

Last week, Brighter Bites, a Houston, TX-based nonprofit providing under-resourced families with fresh fruits and vegetables and nutrition education, hosted a virtual wine event, Wine for a Cause, as part of the International Fresh Produce Association Foodservice Conference held in Monterey, CA.

The organization showcased a virtual wine cellar for trade show attendees to bid on items ranging from single bottles and wine cases to winery tours and tastings. All proceeds will be used to provide Brighter Bites with the produce and nutrition educational resources to impact more families across the

While there was hope for a return to normal in 2022 following two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, Salix Fruits, a global import-export company based in Philadelphia, has been faced with additional challenges involving the war in Ukraine, climate changes and strikes that have affected the fruit produce industry.

At the beginning of the year, Salix Fruits made a bold move when it announced that GrubMarket had completed the acquisition of its company, which has hundreds of growers in more than 20 countries and serves over 450 customers across 50 countries worldwide, including Argentina, Chile

The Kroger Co. announced the official opening of a new spoke location in Louisville, KY. The 50,000-square-foot facility will collaborate with the Customer Fulfillment Center in Monroe, OH, and will serve as a last-mile cross-dock location that expands Kroger Delivery's ability to serve more customers in the greater Louisville area.

This comes on the heels of the company opening a CFC in Dallas last week. Powered by the Ocado Group, the CFC will leverage advanced robotics technology and creative solutions to redefine the customer experience for customers in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.

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The U.S. Department of Agriculture imposed sanctions on two produce businesses for failing to meet contractual obligations to the sellers of produce they purchased and failing to pay reparation awards issued under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act.

The following businesses and individuals are currently restricted from operating in the produce industry:

• Cariati Developers Inc., operating out of Meriden, CT, for failing to pay a $20,648 award in favor of an Ohio seller. As of the issuance date of the reparation order, Erica Maher was listed as the  officer, director and major