sweetgreen, a mission-driven restaurant brand serving healthy food at scale, introduced a new brand identity to reimagine fast food and speak to future generations about the importance of what they eat.

The goal was to create a flexible, sustainable design system that both reflects the culture of local communities and works at scale. With this rebrand, they aim to be a positive force on the food system by focusing on the following areas:

• Food: sweetgreen wants to show that fast food can be synonymous with real food. They invested in new food photography, menu designs and packaging in an

Jac. Vandenberg Inc.'s inaugural Sonoran Sunrays grape season is officially under way. The first Sunrays grapes from Mexico were packed over the weekend. In its first season in grapes, the Sunrays brand has already shipped over 380,000 boxes from Peru and Chile and expects to pack more than 250,000 boxes out of northern Mexico. The Sunrays Sonoran grape season will run through mid-July and then transition to its California crop.

“We are extremely excited to continue our Sunrays grape program with our Mexican grape growers. We are confident that the quality and success we experienced with our

HILLSDALE, NJ — After a one-year pandemic-forced hiatus, the New Jersey Department of Agriculture returned to its tradition of hosting the Eastern Produce Council's annual Jersey Fresh Cookout. The May 25 gathering was the 33rd NJDA-sponsored EPC meeting.

As usual, the event was held outdoors here at Demarest Farms, though this year the open-air gathering offered the added benefit of easing attendees’ concerns about COVID-19 — Eastern Produce Council members greeted each other with visible smiles.

“Going through this past year and seeing what you all have done as essential workers — you

With the ability to significantly increase its footprint in U.S. market this summer season, the first shipments of Avocados from Peru have arrived in the U.S. and are available in promotional volumes now until late September. “As it's customary, Peru’s fruit will be heavily promoted from Memorial Day to Labor Day in the U.S.,” said Xavier Equihua, president of the Peruvian Avocado Commission.

U.S. market demand has grown gradually in the past few years, and Peru is prepared to help retailers sell more avocados this year by increasing their footprint.  PAC’s expectations are that they will

With wedding season just around the corner, Albertsons Cos. is offering customers an easy, affordable and environmentally friendly online option for purchasing fresh, hand-cut wedding flowers.

The pre-designed “do it yourself” debi lilly design floral collections complement any color palette and the easy-to-use online site allows customers to choose between several flower types and colors from various themed collections.

“We’re always searching for innovative ways to provide our high-quality products to customers in a way that fits their lifestyle needs,” said Chad Coester, senior vice

iTradeNetwork, a global provider of supply chain management solutions for the food and beverage industry, is hosting a free webinar to show how its solution helps increase traceability and comply with Walmart requirements for Supplier Quality Excellence Program and Advanced Shipping Notification.

During the free, 30-minute webinar, “Removing the Barriers: Our Seamless Palletized ASN Solution,” Rhonda Bassett-Spiers, CEO of iTradeNetwork, will share how a palletized ASN solution removes communication barriers impacting visibility, allows seamless adherence to new rules and regulations and