As we all know, consumers stuck close to home during the pandemic. While people cooked and ate more at home (ask me about my now-signature salad!), they got closer to their roots in other ways. From seeking out locally-sourced ingredients to arming themselves with information to enhance their health and wellness to becoming more aware of their personal impact on the planet, people have gotten more in touch with the impact of their own choices and habits.

According to the new 2022 Power of Produce report released by FMI — the Food Industry Association and conducted by 210 Analytics, personal

Visualize yourself walking down a long narrow corridor and arriving at three doors. Each door has a sign on it.

The sign on the first door says, “Enter here to raise inflation prices to gain excessive gross profit. No outlet.”  The sign on the second door says, “Enter here to raise inflation prices to cover increased costs. Access in and out.”  The sign on the third door says, “Enter here to resist raising inflation prices. Warning: No floor inside.”

What do those three signs mean and how do you decide which door to enter?

If you enter the first door and overprice produce items only to

Yesterday the USDA announced that Canada will soon resume exporting Prince Edward Island table stock potatoes into the United States after determining that PEI potatoes pose “little risk of introducing potato wart disease into the U.S.” Potato wart is a soil-borne disease that reduces yield and marketability and for which there is no cure.

"USDA bases all our agricultural trade decisions on sound science," said Tom Vilsack, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture. "We are confident that table stock potatoes can enter the United States with appropriate safeguards in place to ensure the U.S. potato

The Fresh Produce Association of the Americas held its annual Spring Policy Summit on March 16. Speakers of various backgrounds covered some of the important and relevant topics impacting the fresh produce industry. This year, the event was focused on supply chain logistics, updates for food safety, social responsibility, and a detailed discussion about the United States International Trade Commission squash and cucumber report.

Attendees were able to ask questions and provide comments during each session. The event concluded with a closing reception hosted by the FPAA and the Border Trade

Reflecting on a busy but fulfilling week at SEPC’s Southern Exposure, I wondered why this show felt different. Everyone seemed exited and energized, but at the same time relaxed and thankful. Gone were the days of making sure everything was perfect and overscheduling every minute of the week. Instead, there was an atmosphere of reconnecting with old friends — we were just happy to be with each other.

In the middle of navigating booth set-up (it’s like riding a bike, right?), a colleague said in passing, “I always get anxiety before these shows.” It was as though they were reading my mind and

The U.S. Defense Commissary Agency has extended its contract with SpartanNash to provide private label products to all DeCA commissaries through Dec. 15, 2025.

"We are proud and grateful that DeCA has entrusted SpartanNash with a three-year contract extension as we work to strengthen our partnership in service of America's military heroes and their families," said SpartanNash Chief Customer Officer David Sisk. "SpartanNash's mission is to deliver the ingredients for a better life, and our global supply chain network enables us to bring that taste of home to those who are serving our country