Fusion, a business-to-business integrated marketing and research agency, took a deeper dive into the produce category to uncover shopper preferences between choosing their own fruit or purchasing pre-packaged options when shopping. The results of the survey offer insights into growing trends in produce retailing.

Sev-Rend, a manufacturer of sustainable and high-performance packaging solutions for the produce industry, is meeting retailer-driven sustainable packaging guidelines for 2025. Dedicated to fulfilling the needs and demands of today’s consumer through innovation, Sev-Rend will be exhibiting at IFPA’s Global Produce & Floral Show in booth 3517.

The Kroger Co. launched Kroger Mercado, a Hispanic-inspired brand joining the retailer's Our Brands' roster of products exclusively sold at Kroger Family of Stores. Kroger Mercado's expansive assortment now offers more than 50 products.

For more than 50 years, O.C. Schulz & Sons has been meeting the needs of customers, growing, packing and shipping potatoes in the Red River Valley.

Operating out of Crystal, ND, the company specializes in red and yellow potatoes and utilizes sugar beets, wheat and soybeans for rotational purposes. Currently, it has 1,400 acres of potatoes, with 70 percent reds and 30 percent yellows.

In these inflationary times, consumers are constantly looking for good deals. However, the best way to draw shoppers into the store appears to be the same way it has long been — quality fresh food. At least according to a recent Deloitte survey, Fresh Food at the Intersection of Trust and Transparency.