The beautiful Peruvian sweet onion is typically available from late July through early March, and this year is no different for onion experts Keystone Fruit Marketing, a division of Progressive Produce.

The company expects to have supplies available from all of its warehouses during its usual sales season, providing loyal customers with the exceptional product and service they’re accustomed to receiving.

"With worldwide inflation, the rising costs of transportation, and Peru facing labor challenges, it is no secret that this year has been — and will continue to be — a difficult one for

Food Lion’s MVP Savings Program was ranked second in The Loyalty Report’s Best U.S. Grocery Retail Programs of 2021. The Loyalty Report is recognized as one of the industry’s longest standing and largest global studies on customer engagement, loyalty attitudes, behaviors, drivers and distribution. This is the second consecutive year Food Lion’s MVP Rewards customer loyalty program received national recognition in the report.

The annual report surveyed more than 25,000 North American consumers and examined 450-plus loyalty programs on more than 85 attributes.

“The Food Lion MVP Savings

Determining what will catch on and persist depends on whether these COVID-19-born solutions turn out to be faster, better and/or cheaper than the old way of doing things. Of course, not every change made during the pandemic will retain the same increased penetration post-COVID-19, but it does seem that shoppers’ attitudes on a few solutions will be part of a lasting lifestyle change.  

Frenzied commutes vs. Flexible schedules
Winner: Flexible Schedules
Just 18 months ago we were all trying to figure out how to balance racing to and from the office while gracefully juggling a jam-packed social

Sprouts Farmers Market stores nationwide are turning up the summer heat with seasonal fresh Hatch Chiles now available along with Hatch-flavored Sprouts brand products on shelves. Named after the original growing area in Hatch, NM, authentic Hatch Chiles have a meaty flesh with varying heat levels, making them ideal to add a punch to homemade recipes, or roasting for use in salads, soups, dips and sandwiches.

“Sprouts’ Our Brand products combine seasonal inspiration from fresh produce with unique flavors and innovative recipes to offer a truly memorable eating experience that shoppers return

The Fresh Produce Association of the Americas and the Texas International Produce Association applaud the efforts of Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX) in leading a bipartisan letter addressed to Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo, regarding a proposal to reinterpret parts of the 2019 Suspension Agreement on Fresh Tomatoes from Mexico.

The bipartisan letter states, “The minimum pricing threshold established by the 2019 TSA through the 'reference price' mechanism provides predictability for American tomato growers, produce distributors, and consumers alike. The proposal under consideration

Fresha is a new company that has already made a big impact in regard to carrots in Minnesota.

The company got its start when farmer Dan Schaefer saw an opportunity to grow carrots in west central Minnesota.

“His feeling was that he was going to need to find different crops, diversity with some higher-value crops, and he started looking into different avenues to figure out what would make the most sense,” said Matthew Wulf, sales manager for the Morris, MN-based company. “He had an opportunity to start growing carrots for some processors about six years ago. It started on just a few acres