SpartanNash announced the promotion of Amy McClellan to vice president of fresh merchandising, effective March 8. McClellan has served as senior vice president of retail operations and merchandising for Martin’s Super Markets and as division vice president, retail for SpartanNash since the company acquired Martin’s in January of 2019.

McClellan recently celebrated her 20-year service anniversary with Martin’s, beginning as a part-time cashier while in high school and advancing to increasing roles of responsibility including communications specialist, market research supervisor, loyalty and

Ocean Mist Farms, a leading grower and marketer of fresh artichokes in the U.S., announced the availability of its proprietary purple artichokes. This seasonal, limited addition to the Ocean Mist Farms artichoke family is a colorful variety selected for superior flavor and appearance. The company expects the heaviest production period to be March 15-April 30.

For nearly 100 years, Ocean Mist Farms has cultivated superior artichoke varieties in California. Tapping into this experience, it has developed a purple artichoke variety to enjoy alongside the lineup of other Ocean Mist Farms products

Brighter Bites, a nonprofit organization that delivers fresh fruits, vegetables and nutrition education resources directly into families’ hands, announced its new supplier partnership with Mr Greens Produce Texas. The partnership is a strategic one that will support Brighter Bites in continuing to bring fresh food to Austin-area families.

Through this partnership, Mr Greens will collect produce from a variety of sources, then store, pack and deliver individual family boxes to participating Brighter Bites schools. Each box contains around eight unique items totaling 20 pounds. By tapping into

In preparation of Cinco de Mango, the National Mango Board is offering a limited number of themed display bins to U.S. mango shippers on a first-come, first-served basis.
 
“During May, there is peak availability of three of the main mango varieties, making mangos the perfect ingredient to brighten up a Cinco de Mango feast,” said NMB Senior Retail Marketing Manager Tammy Wiard. “The versatility of mango allows consumers to incorporate mangos into every part of their Cinco de Mayo menus, from fresh slices as a snack, to sauces, salads, drinks, desserts, and more.”
 
The program is designed for

As produce managers stretch their limited staffs to stay on top of restocking high-velocity items, MountainKing is stepping up with a merchandising solution aimed at minimizing restocking time while stimulating impulse purchases of its fresh potatoes.

One of the nation’s largest suppliers of fresh potatoes, MountainKing is offering retailers large, half-pallet bins with 12.5 cubic feet of space ideal for the grower’s 1.5-pound and five-pound packages.

The high-graphic bins hold up to 100 1.5-pound bags of MountainKing’s Baby Reds, Baby Medleys, Baby Golds and Steakhouse Roasters. They also

Sumo Citrus has marked its 10th anniversary in commercial production with in-store promotions and extravagant displays of the enormous and crowd pleasing citrus. Exceptionally sweet, Sumo Citrus is a hybrid of several citrus varieties, notably Navel, Pomelo and Mandarin, with the Sumo Citrus brand specifically marked by its remarkable size and easy to peel skin.

“Sumo Citrus is an enormous, easy to peel, super sweet and seedless mandarin,” said Emma Koehler of AC Foods. “These special mandarins are notoriously difficult to grow, but our team of expert growers have been perfecting these for