Schnuck Markets Inc. announced the launch of a supplier diversity initiative to promote supplier participation reflective of the diverse communities throughout the Midwest in which Schnucks operates.

In the coming weeks and months, Schnucks merchandising leaders will be working to identify local suppliers that are at least 51 percent owned, operated and managed by individuals that are disabled, LGBT, military veterans, minorities and/or women. To accomplish this, Schnucks is partnering with ECRM and RangeMe, firms whose goal is to bring small suppliers together with retailers.

This expansion

MAS Melons & Grapes LLC expects to move into a solid, smooth shipping pattern this December, after a tough beginning in the west Mexico deal.

Miky Suarez, the managing partner and sales manager of MAS, said his firm is shipping its usual line-up for December.

The firm will be shipping Mexican cucumbers, and Butternut, Spaghetti, Kabocha and summer squash into January.

MAS has a mini-watermelon, seedless watermelon and honeydew deal in Colima that should run through the end of April, after a Dec. 20 start.

A honeydew deal, which began from Hermosillo, Sonora, on Nov. 9, is to extend

Side Delights shared its findings from studies published on 2020 Thanksgiving spending and favorite Thanksgiving meals and side dishes. The data showed that almost 75 percent of Americans plan to spend the same amount of money or more on Thanksgiving this year, with 80 percent shopping at stores instead of opting to purchase online. What will they be spending the increase on?

According to the  National Turkey Federation, 88 percent of Americans indicated they will be serving turkey on Thanksgiving this year. Statistics from multiple studies show that mashed potatoes lead the side dishes that

In a year devoid of blockbuster franchise releases, discount retailer no frills is swooping in to save the day by bringing a new comic universe to life, in Haulerverse. The action-packed, 60-second animated feature follows a team of savvy haulers in an epic battle to fight frills, racking up sweet, sweet savings along the way.

Featuring a cast plucked straight from their day-to-day grocery shopping experience, fans will follow along as Meg, Nia and Jeff, aka the OG Hauler, the Digital Deal Hunter and the Budget Boss, combine forces with Hank the Deal Slinger to achieve their collective

Chris Ciruli joins the rest of the planet in the joyful thought of 2020 being in the rearview mirror.

Ciruli, who is a partner with his brother Chuck in Ciruli Bros. LLC, endured the business headaches of the Covid crisis. Like their competitors in Nogales, the firm has faced challenging markets as the west Mexican vegetable deal began this fall. 

As a special “bonus”, Ciruli Bros. is still recovering from a July 25 hurricane, which essentially ripped and flooded its south Texas warehouse.

“We had to move to a new (temporary) location” in Texas, Ciruli said Nov. 9. Losing the roof of its

U.S. Customs & Border Protection Office of Field Operations at the Pharr International Bridge cargo facility hit a home run this past weekend with the interception of alleged methamphetamine worth $11.6 million hidden in a commercial trailer also carrying a shipment of fresh broccoli arriving from Mexico.

“Our officers working at the commercial facility in Pharr accomplished this discovery of methamphetamine through an effective use of all available tools and resources. These narcotics did not cross the border and will never inflict harm on our communities,” said Port Director Carlos