Raley’s has promoted two key leaders within the organization: Craig Benson’s is now senior vice president, head of technology; and Levi Wingo’s is vice president of operations.

“This is an exciting time for Raley’s — we have built a strong leadership team that will support the advancement of our vision and purpose,” said Laura Croff, senior vice president of human resources.

Benson previously held the title of vice president of technology and has been with Raley’s since 1999. He has been in the retail industry for over 25 years. In his elevated position, he will play a key role in developing

It's California chili pepper season, and Progressive Produce is back with its Jalapeños, Anaheim and Pasilla peppers.

“We’re excited about the high quality of our crop this year,” said Gabriel Andrade, sales manager for Progressive Produce. “The plants are packed with beautiful, healthy, large-sized chili peppers that are perfect for spicing up your summer barbecues and bring the heat to summertime favorites like jalapeño potato nachos and grapefruit jalapeño margaritas.”

The company's dynamic chili pepper program offers many packaging sizes and styles, including a 50-pound field pack and

Today’s consumer is not yesteryear’s — at least, that’s the message Jonna Parker, principal, fresh center of excellence at IRI, told attendees of the June 23 virtual session Who is Our Future Consumer, and What Do They Want? — part of United Fresh Association’s Reimagine Conversations series.

“Ultimately, the important piece to embrace as the marketing community is the fact that we are more diverse than ever, from an ethnic background and generational,” Parker said. “Gen Z and post-Gen Z are entirely different than we are. Entirely different way they’ve been marketed to and how they’ve grown

Dollar General announced plans to offer produce in up to 10,000 communities over the next several years, with a meaningful number of those stores in current United States Department of Agriculture defined food deserts. The company also unveiled an operational partnership with Feeding America, as well as a $1 million donation to the organization, to provide access to food resources in rural and otherwise underserved communities and to proactively address food insecurity across the country.

“Food insecurity impacts communities across the country, and given that Feeding America projects that 42

As we head into the heart of summer in a re-opening world, new occasions are all around us. Last month, Moxxy Marketing President and CEO Karen Nardozza participated in the Produce Marketing Association’s webinar, Retail with the Experts: Occasion Marketing and Season Merchandising – Identifying New Opportunities.

In addition to an all-star lineup — including Anne Marie Roerink (210 Analytics), Alyson Dias (California Table Grape Commission), Adam Brady (Shuman Farms), Vic Savanellox (SpartanNash) and PMA Moderator Joe Watson — Nardozza shared her insight on the top occasion marketing

Following successful pilots, the Ahold Delhaize Supply Chain network will be scaling up the use of an innovative wearable technology that enhances the safety and effectiveness of distribution center associates. Over the past year, the wearable robotic systems, developed by Verve Motion and known as exosuits, were used for millions of lifts of product. Based on positive feedback from wearers, the pilot will be scaled up to include more than 250 suits in affiliated distribution centers.  

“Selecting product in a distribution center is very physical work, and not only is it very physical, but it