Do you realize how much of a difference it would make if produce department employees fully understood merchandising strategies for organic produce? Those employees could probably sell extreme volumes of organic products without batting an eye.

What’s trending in the fresh organic produce trade? Where has this category been and where is it headed? How do we progress further?

¡Yo Quiero!'s Grab&Go! Hatch Chile Guacamole was named a winner in the 2025 Good Housekeeping Best Snack Awards as Best Guacamole under the Dips & Spreads category. 

The Good Housekeeping Nutrition Lab taste testers shared that “the convenient plant-based snack was a hit with taste testers, who enjoyed the avocado chunks and refreshing flavor.” The lab added that Grab&Go! Hatch Chile Guacamole is “a great vehicle to help people eat more vegetables too.”

Online grocery sales in May 2025 finished at $8.7 billion, a 27 percent increase compared to last year with delivery driving nearly all the gains, according to the latest Brick Meets Click Grocery Shopper Survey, sponsored by Mercatus. While this marks the first month since August 2024 when total monthly sales have fallen below $9.5 billion, a larger month-over-month decline had been expected based on seasonal patterns seen across eGrocery.

Cheers, applause and a few happy tears filled the Wenatchee Valley Performing Arts Center on June 10 as the largest class of Project SEARCH Stemilt interns graduated from the transition-to-work program. This year, nine students completed the hands-on internship experience designed to help young adults with disabilities gain skills for competitive employment.

When making purchase decisions, shoppers are considering potential health benefits and sustainability. As a result, many are opting for organic fresh produce, fueling higher demand for flavorful, high-quality, organically grown fruits and vegetables.

US Foods Holding Corp. has unveiled programming for the most all-encompassing foodservice solutions show in the company's history: Food Fanatics 2025 at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, Aug. 19-20. Themed “Every Second Counts,” the event will bring together more than 5,000 foodservice operators, culinary professionals, vendors, industry experts and an exciting roster of celebrity chefs, for two days of immersive content and experiences designed to provide countess solutions to address operators’ most pressing needs.