The Chilean Fresh Fruit Association is gearing up for a big year for Chilean cherries and blueberries. Its year-to-date shipments to the U.S., overall are up 365 percent over the same period last year.  

Prices are top of consumers’ minds when doing their grocery shopping. with many consumers on a tight budget, those prices need to be within their budget.

So, what do consumers really want most when shopping for fresh produce? Some cherry-pick the sale items, some seek in-store discount bargains, most desire value for their money and many others prefer just top-quality product regardless of price.

Church Brothers Farms is a vertically integrated family-owned and operated company that produces a full line of fresh vegetables year-round with an in-house farming/harvest program and state-of-the-art processing plant, True Leaf Farms.

Church Brothers has been selling leafy greens since the company was founded in 1999 and it now represents more than 70 percent of its overall business.

Victor Savanello has joined FreshPro Foods as vice president of merchandising, sales and business development. Savanello, an industry veteran of more than 35 years, was most recently awarded the 2022 International Fresh Produce Association's Retail Innovation Award. Throughout the course of his career, he has held national produce retail and distribution positions in top leadership at Wakefern Foods, Allegiance Retail Services, The Fresh Market and most recently SpartanNash, based out of Grand Rapids, MI.

As the football season excitement continues to build, Litehouse is taking the tailgating experience to new heights with its Litehouse In The House campaign featuring America’s No. 1 Ranch Fan.

In honor of Veterans Day, Food Lion, an omnichannel retailer, is saluting the service of all U.S. active-duty military personnel and veterans by providing a 10 percent discount Saturday, Nov. 11. The offer demonstrates appreciation for neighbors who are serving or have served in the U.S. Armed Forces.