Fusion, a leader in the business-to-business retail environment, is celebrating a major milestone as the company reflects on 25 years specializing in the supply side of the retail chain providing clients with the tools and direction needed to build their sales and distribution processes. Fusion’s unique methodology leverages the true power of retail marketing to help clients uncover growth opportunities and solutions for their unique business needs.

“Working with fact-based information and data — and combining it with marketing has come a long way since Fusion’s doors first opened 25 years

COVID-19 has inspired change in consumer attitudes and actions at a very fast pace, and successful businesses need to acknowledge, embrace and adapt to those changes.

That was the main message delivered by Alison Angus of Euromonitor International during the April 27 weekly Virtual Town Hall of the International Fresh Produce Association. The London-based trends expert is head of consumer lifestyles for the market research company. She examined 10 consumer trends that the company has identified that are impacting the purchasing habits of consumers. She noted that the pandemic has resulted in

Publix has donated more than 50 million pounds of produce as part of its initiative to support farmers and food banks in the Southeast. Launched in response to farmers being forced to discard produce they could no longer sell due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Publix began purchasing produce directly from impacted farmers and donating it to food banks throughout the company’s operating area.

As food insecurity continued to affect communities, Publix combined this initiative with a point-of-sale campaign to create Feeding More Together, which provides both produce and nonperishable food items to

It's sweet corn time once again and it's looking good. After some cold weather affected the sweet corn crop in Florida, better yields are expected.

The market is lower with moderate demand in the east. Yellow, white and bi-color sweet corn out of central and south Florida will eventually transition into the new Georgia crop as we move into May. The corn quality has been looking very good on arrivals.

In the west the market is steady with fairly good demand. Quality is very good out of the Imperial Valley and Coachella, CA — the Mexican corn deal is finished for the season.

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The U.S. Department of Agriculture has imposed sanctions on five 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. These sanctions include suspending the businesses’ PACA licenses and barring the principal operators of the businesses from engaging in PACA-licensed business or other activities without approval from USDA.

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

• Grupo San Gabriel

DNO Produce, a leading fresh-cut produce processor and wholesale produce distributor, broke ground on an expansion to its fresh-cut produce facility. The expansion will increase DNO’s production capacity by 33 percent through additional space, improved layout and process improvements.

“This is an investment in our clients and our company, and our community,” said DNO President and Chief Operating Officer Alex DiNovo. “As the demand for our school food service offerings continues to grow, we are implementing new technologies to make our operations more efficient, add meaningful job